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Chapter 1

Sherry takes the barstool next toout a painful wince as she forces her arthritic li, a few days after my fake date with Tyler I haven’t heard fro out at the diner a lot more than necessary just in case I happen to run into him

“How’s the coffee thistoward my almost empty cup

“It’s good,” I tell her with a polite smile This is the first time I’ve seen her outside of the inn, so she either hired a new euests currently staying in the Salt Gap Inn I’d bet on the latter

“I’lad you were able toin Salt Gap long?”

“I don’t know,” I tell her as I finish off my breakfast “Miranda and I don’t really have a plan yet”

“But you’re enjoying your time here?” she asks me Fro fro for validation that her beloved town is worth our time

I nod “Absolutely I should look into getting a job though because I’ht I would”

This puts an excited look on her weathered face “I was hoping you’d say that” She grabs ht up “The Halloween Festival is in a couple weeks and I could use another set of hands To be honest, all et set up so etic people”

She doesn’t exactly give ree After breakfast, I have a set of Sherry’s handwritten notes that take up both sides of three napkins from the diner I decide to take them home and transfer et ruined Or used as napkins Miranda waves tolot She’s been so et to talk to her at work Which is fine, because the girl doesn’t shut up at home

My cell phone lights up from its place in my cup holder and I almost swerve off the road in my excitees And no calls It just lit up to warnlow My heart does this stupid heaving beat of disappointet a hold of me