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I open the refrigerator and pull out everything I’ll need toI can ood

By the time I’m done, the other three have crept downstairs

I put everything on plates and pass the down myself

“I feel like I need to get a job,” Rae announces

Cade’s brows pull together “I thought you wanted to focus on your photography this summer?”

She shrugs “It’s not like it’sme any money …” she trails off

“Why don’t you advertise on Facebook?” I ask “You could offer to do senior photos, or weddings—I know those aren’t really your thing, but you couldor two along the way,” I suggest

She nods, but the way her lips twist, I don’t think she likes my idea “Maybe”

Cade takes a bite of his egg sandwich and says around a mouthful, “You should ride with us into the city—take soet lunch”

Rae brightens at this idea “That sounds fun”

Xander’s lips twitch with the threat of laughter and he shakes his head

Cade and Rae finish up and leave, piling their dirty dishes in the sink

I raise a brow and eye Xander “I a third wheel to the lovebirds You better let me hitch a ride on your bike”

He chuckles “You aren’t scared?”

“No,” I say vehemently “Motorcycles aren’t scary”