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“So a Sauy I antic sippy cups with alcohol”

Sarah groaned “Nobody said you have to ot out of your shell a little? How long has it been now?”

“Since I dated someone?”

She nodded

“Nobody serious since Sam’s dad left”

I glanced over at the guy, as still set back on the horse But being a nurse and a full-tio on mini-vacations like this one If I followed Elyse’s lead, at least I wouldn’t end up brokenhearted by the time I flew home

“I can’t i gulp of her drink and s apart for this weekend”

I turned toward the street so she wouldn’t seedoor of new faces, and an endless source of entertainment for those who liked to people watch like I did

After a while, we headed back out onto the strip and strolled down it for what felt like hours I was baking in the early afternoon sun Our trips indoors were brief but restoring, but then it was back out into the sunshine and onto the endless concrete boardwalk of sights and sounds

Tired out fro, we decided to spend the rest of the afternoon by the hotel pool I was infinitely grateful to finally get a bit of a rest—too much of a rest, in fact, because I woke up two hours later to Elyse tugging on my arm

“I can’t believe you fell asleep,” she grinned

I blearily blinked up at her Her dark hair was plastered to her shoulders from her recent dip in the pool, and her face was pink from either the sun or the booze

“I guess I was tired,” I said