As it turned out, Ashley wanted to set the fireworks not for herself, but for Charlie.

Smiling, she said quietly, "Charlie won't get to see his mommy, but he'd at least get to see the fireworks his mom wants to show him on this merry night.

"When he stops and stares up at the night sky when the fireworks erupt… he'll be surprised, he'll smile happily. And that's enough, as a gift from his mother."

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While Ashley's boat had left the busier parts of the Quark River, Charlie never noticed his c