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It wasn't long enough. Would any amount of time been enough for goodbyes? She wanted to tell him to come find her if they still had time after the rest of the flowers were given away. But then they'd have to do this all over again, and Emma wasn't sure she was strong enough for that.

"Thank you." She squeezed his hand back. "I wouldn't have survived this place if it hadn't been for you."

Then she took a breath, straightened her spine, and forced herself to take a step away. And another. Time to go find Sunny.