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After giving ourselves the tour, Vann and I come back out to the porch and sit on its front step, very ot a lot of character,” Vann notes “I’d say you could get a pretty penny for it, if you wanted Right on the coast Nice location My parents likely have connections that could help spruce this house up, flip it, and—”

“I don’t want to sell it”

Vann’s eyes flash, as if worried he un “Sorry That was really insensitive of me You just seemed so calm about all of this, I wasn’t sure how you felt”

“No, no It wasn’t insensitive It was good thinking” I put lad you’re here with e I know I used to come to this beach tohen I was ten, but … I wonder if … if some four-year-old version of ical dad It’s so strange, how this place has a happy sort of spirit infecting ht A familiar spirit One I know”

“I always feel that hen it comes to the beach …”

I turn to hi been raised on the beaches of California, it’s in your blood I bet you miss it”

He smiles “Badly Man, this feels like home already”

I take in the atmosphere, breathe in the salty air, and come to a sudden realization “Do you ever … feel like you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be? I have spent so… and I just realized that you’re the one and only person whoas you’re here with me”

“Funny I get the saazes up at the cloudless sky, for a ht “I’ve lived in a bunch of places I’ve s his eyes down tobut light “You rip of your hand in mine”

“I’lad you feel that way,” I tell hionna say next is … a little crazy”

He blinks “A little crazy …?”

“Yeah Big crazy Major, huge, insane crazy”

“Please keep er”