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in defense.  “I’m just playing devil’s advocate here.  What if he’s changed by some miracle and is truly sorry?  You have the chance to meet your father, real, imagined, or not.  You have the opportunity to forge a connection, even if it’s a small one.  How many people would kill for that?”
                  “How would I know if that’s a real viability or not?”
                  Anne looked at her and said, “I think you know the answer to that already … the rest of the letters.”
                  “Shut up and keep packing Anne.”
                  Chastity was instantly sorry for talking back to her friend, but Anne knew the voice of reason wouldn’t be welcomed with open arms.  And she knew Chastity didn’t mean to be cruel.  They both understood Chastity had a lot on her mind and was just venting. 
                  Anne winked at Chastity and saluted.  “Yes ma’am!”
                  Chastity laughed and threw a roll of packing tape at her.
                  “Tell me again why you’re the one moving?” Anne asked and continued before Chastity could answer.
    “Haven’t you done enough of this in your life?”
                  “He and I both have, Anne,” Chastity stressed, knowing how hard this must be for her friend, from whom she had been inseparable since college.  “But he’s sacrificed a lot to be with me…coming to Oklahoma City, flying to Venice.  He’s already got a practice established, and I don’t have anything really holding me here.”  Chastity grimaced before saying, “You know I love you though right?”
                  “Yeah, I know.  I’m just going to miss ya sista-friend,” Anne conceded. 
                  “You can always visit … its not that far away.”
                  “Do you know how long it takes to travel from one end of California to the other?”
                  “It’s not from one end to the other.” 
                  “It might as well be the other end of the earth! Do you not see how different southern and northern California are?”
                  “I know,” Chastity sighed.  “It’s a big move and commitment, but completely worth it.”  Chastity stopped wrapping and reached for Anne’s arm.  “When you find who you know in the pit of your stomach is your soul mate, you move to the ends of earth to be with them.”
                  Anne nodded in understanding as she finished packing up her best friend’s belongings.  She wished she truly understood it though.  Nodding in agreement was the only thing she could offer.
                  She and Brent were far from soul mates she was beginning to discover.  She thought they were at one point.  They used to share everything and understand everything about one another, but lately her relationship with Brent had cooled.  Part of her wondered if there was someone else, but she just chalked it up to their busy schedules.
                  After both girls finished boxing up the kitchen and bathroom, Anne left with the promise of returning the next day.  The rest of their conversation wasn’t the smoothest, but as a military brat it was hard for her to say good-bye.  And with her own family history, it was torture to have someone you love leave you behind.  She’d had enough of that to last three lifetimes.  Heartache was her middle name, not that she’d shared any of it with her best friend.
                  “Some best friend I am,” she murmured getting in her car. 
                  Chastity’s family history, although completely twisted was an open book.  She’d never held anything back from Anne, because she trusted Anne in every way.  Anne had never shared her family’s story with Chastity … or anyone for that