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Author: Robyn Carr

There was quiet for a few moments and then it was Spencer who broke the silence He cleared his throat "I couldn’t be happier for you both, but what does this have to do withfor a house," Cooper said "You hoped to get into soer kitchen and bathroom before football practice started and you ran out of time to look I think we can help with that Consider it another temporary situation, but Sarah’s place won’t move in the wind, it’s in town, and it’s small but nice"

"Oh, yeah?"

"Wait a h of Spencer at practice, no offense"

"No offense taken," Spencer said "You’re not my drea your own place," Sarah suggested

Landon sat up straighter, but suspiciously And hopefully "Like an apartment?"

"Like the toy hauler, where Spencer and Austin have been staying"

He glanced at it, thought for a moment "Hot! Can I move it? Like somewhere else?"

"No," they said in unison

He slunk back down in his chair "Well, it’s better than sleeping in the salanced at Spencer "They’re e," Sarah said "You have a terrible life Your big sister is going to kno late you stay out and how many people you have in your ‘apartment’ until you move away I don’t kno you will live"

"Spence, why don’t you and Sarah run over to her house, take a look," Cooper said "It -terure out if this is the right town and school for you, itDrop-dead view of the bay"

"I’ll take you over in the Razor," Sarah said "It’s on a month-to-month lease and it’s cheap Three bedrooh for a s that room to store boxes of stuff I have no room for"

"Now?" Spencer asked

"Now," she said

"Coet to work"

When everyone stood, Landona bachelor pad"

Driving across the beach, Spencer found hiuardedly optimistic about this opportunity He’d been all over this little town Sohborhoods were quaint, so was a constant--property didn’t become available very often He’d looked at several rentals and even a few houses for sale, but nothingand pricey for a high school football coach And as a transplanted Texas boy, he was getting pretty well hooked on this Oregon beach and the lifestyle here

As Sarah drove thehborhood Yes, he’d driven up and down this street a few tie pines behind and between the houses Sarah’s place was one of the smallest on the block, but as they pulled up in front of it, what really caught his attention was the view froht outside the front door he could see the entire bay, all the way to Cooper’s bar and beyond

"If I were going to be here one ht here," Sarah said

"One thing I’ve figured out about this town--it is all about the view and Cooper’s in the catbird seat And to think he fell into it"

"Well, want to just stand here or go inside?" Sarah asked

Right then Ray Anne’s car pulled up in front of the house She rolled down the ave a greeting, and froer side, Devon opened the door and stood in the street, waving over the top of the car "Sarah! I found a house! Sort of! Right down the street!"

Sarah walked toward the car and Spencer found hi "What house?" Sarah asked

"A duplex," she said "At the end of your street"

"What duplex is that? I didn’t know anything was vacant in this neighborhood"

"That old Dunwoody place," Ray Anne said "You know--it’s looking a bitneedy?"

But Devon’s face was absolutely shining "It’s going to be beautiful!"

"There’s lots to do," Ray Anne said "It’s past its prihbor"

"There isn’t anything to do that I can’t handle," Devon said, beaoing to be wonderful We’re going to love it"

Ray Anne just shook her head and laughed "Oh, if only all reat day We have to go find Devon a bed"

Spencer watched as they drove away The first tiht she was cute As the days beca, in fact And that laugh--it cut right through hiic to it

He shook himself "Let’s have a look inside, Sarah," he said "In case I haven’t said so, this is really nice of you"