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I hope she’s not going to stay away too long

They say absencesco part of me worries that when Sandy steps out of our home and back into the real world that she’ll realize that these past few days have been a blip in her otherwise perfectly ordinary life A blip that she won’t even consider returning to

When I pull into our driveway, the front door is open Sandy is standing at the , and when she sees her car, she steps into the doorway, turning to look back into the house

I throw the car into park and ju on

Then I see Tyler holding Sandy’s suitcase, and it’s confir

The rest of the boys gather behind We should all be at Deep Repairs right now, but it’s obvious that none of us gives a shit I left a note on the door saying that we’ll be opening late Anyone who needs us can call the nun

“I’ll be back soon,” Sandy says breezily, her eyes wide as though she doesn’t quite believe what she’s saying I pop the trunk, and Tyler rests Sandy’s bag in the back, closing it with a thud that feels like punctuation at the end of a sentence

A sentence at the end of a book

Tyler is the first to pull Sandy into a hug There’s a tenderness to the way he enfolds her in his strong arms and a familiarity to his touch that speaks of their past relationship When he draws back, he gazes down at her Sandy aze ide hazel eyes filled with uncertainty “Drive carefully, okay And call et there” She nods, and her eyes flutter shut when he bends to press a gentle kiss to the corner of her mouth

Even froh that leaves her lips when he pulls away

Next, oodbye She touches Arden’s beard and plays with the hair at the back of Able’s neck in a way that feels as real tomy own skin

Da Sandy and lifts her off her feet, causing her to squeal It’s good that he’s found a way to bring sohtness into this situation When he puts her down, she swats his pec, and Darins broadly