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“Looks like these are the last two,” Natalie said, nodding toward the box she held and the one Sean had “We’ll get out of here and let you get yourself sorted”

“Put that on mine,” he said

“I can carry it,” she replied

“Never said you couldn’t”

They stared at each other for a moment

Natalie sighed “It is more efficient for only one of us to make another trip to the truck”

“Yep” He winked and let loose with the grin that had sold millions of movie tickets before he’d run away from Hollywood and found Salvation and Natalie

She stacked her small box on top of his and followed hiainst me”

The conversation—at least Natalie’s part of it—continued as the couple walked down the hall

The brewht not say much out loud, but his actions spoke voluether and blinked away a few happy tears Living life as a Sweet in Salvation ht of by most of the town as the craziest of crazy Most of her family had seen the inside of the Salvation County Jail on randparents because of prohibition—the brewery, after all, had been started after prohibition as a way to capitalize on their le-handedly brought the high school hoame to a halt with a protest in the middle of the first quarter The fact that her sisters had both found love in Salvation was nothing short of a miracle Even if it e a da about it

“Hey, Olivia” The intercom in her office buzzed “You have a visitor”

“Who is it?”

“What, you too good for an old friend?” Luciana’s teasing tone lightened her words “Get on out here or I’ in”

There was no way Luciana needed to be on the other end of the intercom to hear Olivia’s squeal as she sprinted down the hallway E-mails, texts and calls between them tended to be sporadic but as soon as they connected,

it was as if a day hadn’t passed since high school graduation Rounding the corner, she spotted Luciana before the other girl saw her Long brown hair, big brown eyes and enough bright red lipstick to ed a bit She squealed again Luciana did a happy shi it out in front of a beer