Priceless (2004)
“Destiny—the woman who had saved him and his brothers from despair after the loss of their parents—was in a position to save another little boy, this time from almost certain death. He should have guessed that his aunt would be the one to keep Tony alive.
He couldn’t help worrying, though, whether she was physically up to it. Destiny would laugh in his face at any hint that she was old, and, truthfully, in her early fifties, she was in better health than many women much younger. Still, he was co...ncerned.
“Peyton, are you sure this won’t be too much for her?” he asked.
“We’ll have to do a more complete assessment, of course, but I see no reason why she won’t be able to do this,” Peyton told him. “If she’s willing, of course. Is there some reason why she might not be?”
“Absolutely not,” Mack said with total confidence. “She’ll want to go ahead. There’s no doubt about that. I just need to be sure there’s no risk.”
“Any risk is minimal,” Peyton reassured him.MoreLess
He couldn’t help worrying, though, whether she was physically up to it. Destiny would laugh in his face at any hint that she was old, and, truthfully, in her early fifties, she was in better health than many women much younger. Still, he was co...ncerned.
“Peyton, are you sure this won’t be too much for her?” he asked.
“We’ll have to do a more complete assessment, of course, but I see no reason why she won’t be able to do this,” Peyton told him. “If she’s willing, of course. Is there some reason why she might not be?”
“Absolutely not,” Mack said with total confidence. “She’ll want to go ahead. There’s no doubt about that. I just need to be sure there’s no risk.”
“Any risk is minimal,” Peyton reassured him.MoreLess
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