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“You are such a brat”

“What was that about high school?” Jess asked Emery

Es I’ selfish”

“Let’s just see what happens,” Jess offered “Let things take their natural course”

E the way the sun glittered over the water, the waves lapped at the shore, the laughter of kids as they ran circles around their parents on the soft, hot sand

Gulls cried overhead while the sounds of arcade games played somewhere in the distance

“I’ve been here almost ten years,” I said “And I’ve never been happier than I aht now”

Bailey slid her ars are falling into place”

“Yeah,” Jess said “About that …”

We turned to her expectantly

Tears shone in her eyes Happy tears “I’nant”

I was sure our squeals of delight scared the absolute crap out of anyone in our vicinity, but we didn’t care We crowded Jess, taking turns to hug her and pepper her with questions

“Yes, of course, Cooper knows” She laughed at Bailey’s query

“Hohen?” I blurted

“Well, we’ve been trying for a while, and I was starting to worry that I couldn’t But then it happened” She looked relieved “Coop’s hovering because he didn’t know that once a wonancy, and there are more tests involved”