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his feet wet, and Randy had been fine with that. “You could go in halves with me and we’d branch out a bit. I know that you’ve a good many contacts, most of which I envy. But I think we’d make a good team.”
    “I’m…I don’t know what to say.” Phil nodded and handed him a file. “You’ve already drawn up the contracts?”
    “Pretty much. I was going to wait and ask you next week when you finished with that trial , but I couldn’t wait. I want to get this going.” Randy knew that whatever was in the contact between them would benefit him more than Phil. The man had been around for a very long time and had everything he needed. And his daughter and mate were what he treasured most of all.
    “I don’t…are you sure about this? What if I lose?” He was afraid that he was going to. He’d gone into this trial with the thoughts of winning. Now he wasn’t so sure. Things had taken a wrong turn yesterday.
    “I have no doubt you’ll pull it off. Besides, as you’ve said to me many times, you’re going to live your life as a lawyer, and nothing nor anyone was getting in the way. I’m betting that win or lose at this trial, you’ll still be a better man than most.” Randy flushed. He didn’t do well with compliments and looked away as Phil continued. “Look it over, and if you want to change anything, let me know. I think we can work out anything you want.”
    “I’m moving away.” Phil nodded when he turned to look at him. “I know that family is everything, so please don’t preach that to me again. But they’re all so….”
    “Happy?” Randy nodded. “You don’t think there is someone out there for you to make you equally happy?”
    “There was.” Randy had told very few people about Penny. She’d been the love of his life when he’d been living at home. Reid knew about her, as did CJ. But he’d never told anyone else about his mate. She’d been in his heart since he’d first seen her when they’d both been about six.
    “Your father should have gone to prison for killing her. And the fact that the governing body did nothing about him makes me want to find them all and drain them.” Randy nodded, knowing that even if there was someone out there for him, he wasn’t interested. He had plans for himself, and until he got his bucket list taken care of, there was no way he was looking either.
    He was standing in his makeshift office when his phone rang. He didn’t want to talk to Austin right now. After last night when he’d left the house, he was sure whatever he had to say to him was just going to piss him off more. He was well within his rights to leave the pack whenever he wanted.
    “You going to be childish or listen to me?” Randy almost hung up but stopped when he heard Austin say his name. “We don’t want you to leave us, can’t you see that?”
    “I can , but it doesn’t change the fact that I have to.” Randy thought it was becoming harder and harder to remember the reasons for leaving, but he was going to leave. “I have plans, Austin. More than I tried to tell you about last night. I want to see the world, and I can’t do that from an office here in Ohio.”
    “Just give us another year. Your brother needs you now more than ever. And CJ. She will go nuts with one of her babies gone.” CJ was like a mother to him, though she was only a few years older. But she’d saved his and Reid’s life and he’d never be able to repay her. Austin too. “Please?”
    Another year. He’d been leaving for two now, since he’d gotten his boards back. First, it had been to wait for his nephew to be born. And while he’d waited until his first birthday, then his second, Randy was growing more and more used to being a part of their lives. He wanted to live his own life, and staying here wasn’t a part of his plan.
    “I have to go. There’s a client I have to see.” He had to go to the hospital and see Miss Barker. They were moving her to her own room today and Phil had