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She shivered at the memory That had been one of her better escapes One of the benefits of growing up a Sas being able to spot the unhinged from ten-thousand paces “True, but I mean come on Mateo acts like he’s still pissed he bailed Luciana and I out of jail for egging the principal’s house”

“He did bail you two out for that,” Natalie said

She threw up her hands in the air “A decade ago!”

Obviously unied

Okay maybe she deserved that, but Olivia knew she could do this She could put together a fundraiser that would knock Salvation back on their heels, raise ood cause and help promote the brewery—noflake”

Miranda squished up her face in confusion before letting out a deep breath “No one said you were You’re just…free-spirited”

“Well, I come by it naturally I a line of moonshiners, cattle thieves, and ne’er-do-wells” The words didn’t come out as confident as she’d wanted Her conversation with Mateo had obviously torn off the scab fro healed

She and her sisters had different defensewith Salvation’s massive ’tude about the Sweets Miranda had become a super-achiever and Natalie had co, but Olivia had embraced the crazy—at least on the outside The one who never backed down froirlStill, she couldn’t help but wonder what life would have been like if she hadn’t been a ossiped-about families in town

“Speaking of our long and illustrious line” Miranda turned a soft shade of pink “I’nant”

The words sank in slowly, like a feather in quicksand

Baby? A niece? A nephew? The idea settled, took root and filled her up,her chest expand with love until it nearly burst A baby!

Miranda’s grin ide enough to show every tooth in her , aunties?”

Everything sped back up to nor her ar up and down Natalie joined in a second later Dogs three counties away had to have heard the Sweet triplets’s squeals because within a h the doorway

Sean elbowed his way to the front of the crowd “What’s wrong?”

“Absolutely nothing,” Miranda said “I’nant”