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"Hey, Dani"

Kate was saying so sound filled Dani’s head She felt the blood draining from her face She knew, but she hadn’t, not until she actually saw her sister step inside Julia was thin before she left, but she looked even more now Her cheekbones, nose, and chin were sih in their family, because of the similar names It was ht She earing a white cardigan, with a billowy skirt and white top underneath

As Dani studied her sister, Julia pulled the ends of her sweater closed A noresture, but Dani knew better Julia was guarding herself That cardigan was like her ar so to cloak her Dani used to think it showed her insecurity, but that never round and whisper her coer than life She had no proble whatever she wanted Julia was almost the exact opposite She was too controlled

Dani was staring right at her sister She got a few moments to study her before everyone else realized what two presences were a them A second hush fell over the rooether She glanced to Jake, then followed his gaze all the way to--Dani readied herself She kneas co

Julia saw her Her eyes widened, and her chest rose in a jerking motion

Both sisters stared at the other

"Oh," Kate murmured

Aiden laid a hand on her arm "Dani"

Dani wasn’t sure what she was supposed to feel This was a moment that was supposed to be lived in infamy, but all she felt was emptiness Gone Ten years past, and it was like she never left The same derision and superiority lined her sister’s shoulders, ht

Anger filled Julia’s eyes She whipped around to Jake, and her hand lifted She was shaking it in the air, in sharp quick ed her closer His hand was in the air too, but he waslance to Dani from the corner of his eyes, she went into ine it Julia was saying, "How could you? Why is she here?" Like her own sister was a dog to her, underneath her, asking for her cruh the crowd "Oh no, you don’t"

Julia snapped to attention, and her eyes widened, seeing Dani still covering the distance between the in fast She looked panicked, but Dani didn’t care It was going to happen sooner or later Dani’d rather have it done now She wanted a fight

The beer gardens remained quiet

Julia tried to hide behind Jake, but Dani reached and hauled her in front "You do not hide behind him"

Julia snapped to attention--and there was the Julia Dani re She shoved at Dani’s hold on her arht for you" Dani squared up to her Their noses were al She could almost breathe on her "You sent hiht here Say it toto be the sas to be the sas the sainary conversation with s to be the sao back at her, a sue She sed it The eone It was filled up with years of anger This wasn’t how she hoped her first conversation would go with her sister, but it was happening nonetheless Her sister would run any other time She couldn’t this time They were in public People would talk about how she’d been the coward of the two O’Hara sisters