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“You’ll see her, soon,” Susan said. She looked in her purse and pulled out a blister pack of Nicorette gum. “By the way, kiddo, I found out who your bathroom hero is.” She pushed a piece through the foil backing and tossed it into her mouth.
“Who?”
“He’s a U.S. [...]

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Susan sat with Ronnie and listened as the doctor told them her son was now a surgical patient. They needed to stop the bleeding and repair the damage, and worry about reconstructive work later.
Reconstructive? Oh, my beautiful baby. It was vain, but she was proud that along with his other great [...]