Chapter 15 - A SECOND CHANCESix months later, Margaret attended a charity gala in Boca Raton.
The ballroom shimmered beneath enormous crystal chandeliers.
Soft jazz drifted through the room.
Then she met Arthur.
A retired architect.
Widowed.
Successful.
Intelligent.
Quiet.
He didn't ask about her money.
He didn't care about her house.
He didn't want access to her world.
He simply wanted to know her.
They talked for hours.
Architecture.
Books.
Travel.
The ocean.
At one point, Arthur smiled.
"You seem like someone who has learned not to waste time."
Margaret laughed.
"I wasted enough for several lifetimes."
He raised his glass.
"Then perhaps we should make the remaining years count."
For the first time in a long time, Margaret allowed herself to imagine something she had stopped believing was possible.
A future.
Not as a mother.
Not as a provider.
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Not as an owner.
Just as a woman.
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