I waited until after dinner to text Beth and told her I was available to talk any time and I hoped to hear from her soon. Twenty minutes later, I received a response from her saying, "Dad is helping me pack up the apartment in the city. We are almost done then we are going to load everything up to head back home. Can I call you tomorrow?"

"Yes, that's fine with me. Love you." I replied and hit the send button before I realized what I had said.

"Love you too. :)" Beth's reply was almost instant.

Even though I couldn't have been happier at that moment, I knew...