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I nodded “Hey, Brenna, where should me and Olive sleep?”

Brenna looked fro

“She already set us up in a room,” Mark said “I’ll show you which one”

“Oh, we’re sharing, are we?” I asked, more to tease him than because I cared I was actually thankful that he’d be close

“That’s right,” Amy said proudly “Make him work for it”

“You should be on hly betrayed

“Girl power,” Amy replied simply

I laughed as Amy handed Olive back to me

“I’ll see you guys in the ”

“Sounds good,” Aunt Callie said with a smile

Mark threw his arm over my shoulder as he led me across the room toward the archway that led to the back hallway As we passed the table where Will was sitting with Molly in his lap, talking to Tommy and Heather, I waved but didn’t e in conversation with anyone else

“Was it as bad as you thought it’d be?” Mark asked as he ledin

“No,” I said with a sigh, laying Olive on the bed I stretchedtensed up for the past teeks “But Rose and Lily aren’t even here, neither is Trix, and I didn’t talk to either of my cousins’ wives”

“You think that would’ve erly on the edge of the bed

“Probably,” I replied “It would’ve been nice to get it all over with at once Now I have to do it all again in the ”

“I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised,” Mark said

“What gives you that impression?” I snapped, frustrated with his optioodbye? Or that my cousins’ wives didn’t come over to say hello? Maybe it was the fact that the club had to ride down to meet us, but my sister didn’t even bother to show up to, you know, say hello or make sure I was okay?”