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“Don’t be silly, Car! We want you to join us Right, Sally?”

“Of course we do” Sal grins over at me “It’s always a pleasure to have you around, darlin’”

“The feeling is mutual,” I respond “But I think I’ll just eat h all the update eer”

My mother turns around and tsks “Carly, I’ ti care of me Leave the emails for the afternoon, and eat lunch with us”

“But I—”

“I won’t take no for an answer, sweetie,” she says and points the spoon in her hand into be here with er, and I want to soak up all the time I can”

I rollin the same house as you You see me practically all day, every day”

“Yeah, butclose to the tio back to Vail because ski season will be kicking off”

I wish I could say she’s being overly dra, I only have about two or three more weeks that I can physically stay here in Sunny Creek before I have to go back to Vail

A feeeks ago, I would’ve been excited to get back ho to leavesad, even

I think about Ryan and how quickly we’ve gone fro to find ways to secretly see each other behind our parents’ backs

It’s crazy how fast the tables have turned

The first ti his taxi, and I thought he was an uptight, suit-wearing CEO with a stick up his ass

And now, I’ hi dinner with Sal and Stella at the clubhouse Or feeling the power of his handsome, sexy smile directed at o to the pool

Seeing Ryan has becoh point of my day

Just a high point? Finding ways to spend time with him has become your sole focus…

“Here, Carly,”out three plates towardthe outside table set for us Lunch’ll be ready in a few minutes”

Hell’s bells Looks like I’eriatric lovebirds today

And here I thought I et freaky with Ryan Pfft Obviously, I was sadly mistaken

Plates now in lass doors and start setting the table for the three of us And just before I turn to head back inside to grab cutlery, napkins, and glasses, my phone vibrates in the back pocket of my jean shorts