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Shrugging, Raevynn drew up her knees and wrapped her arht now,” she said, reiven her “Which surprises uy But I didn’t ask about any long-term relationshipsbecause a part of me didn’t want to know”
“And now you do?” Avery asked with a slight tilt of her head
She aze and answered honestly “I’ll admit I’m curious”
“Okay Well, then, this is what I know,” Avery said, and Raevynn braced herself to hear about any potential women Collin been in a committed relationship with
“He’s dated a feo that’s ever turned out to be serious,” Avery told her “I’ whatever girl he was ‘seeing’ over for dinner so the family could meet her, he’d always come up with so special I honestly believe he never got over you”
Raevynn lost her breath at that declaration, along with the possibility that Collin felt more than just lust and desire for her after all these years Before she could truly process that knowledge, the object of her own affection ca a laughing and squealing Harper and Lucas until the three of them collapsed in a heap on the vacant blanket
Collin grinned up at his sister, while his niece and nephew cliry,” he said with a laugh
They ate lunch, and once their peanut butter and jelly sandwiches had tiest, they all went down to the ocean to play in the water While the two little ones were content to just dip their toes into the water lapping against the shore while holding on to their mother’s hand, Collin ca arht into the ocean
Ignoring her atterin at her as he dropped her unceres beneath her, she went under and calee, and what ensued between her and Collin was the kind of splashing and dunking challenge they’d enjoyed as teenagers Everything about the rest of the afternoon was light and fun and filled with so hter that Raevynn returned to the beach house with a perrin on her face
Collin went to take a shower first, while Raevynn helped Avery give the kids a bath in the spare tub Once Harper and Lucas were cleaned and changed and occupied with the puzzle they’d started earlier while watching a Disney show, Raevynn approached her best friend with a huge request One that had been playing through her mind all afternoon, since their conversation about Raevynn cutting her hair
Nerves shot through her as she joined Avery in the kitchen, where she was cleaning out the cooler, because this change would be monumental But Raevynn was so ready to make the decision and equally prepared to deal with her rown exponentially over the past few days, in large part because of Collin’s support, and she wasn’t going to deny herself the things she wanted out of her life any longer
“I have a big favor to ask you,” Raevynn said, leaning a hip against the counter
“Sure,” Avery said with a s the bridge of her nose from her time in the sun today
Raevynn exhaled a deep breath “I want you to cut my hair Short like yours”
“Me?” she asked in shock as she set aside the cooler “Are you sure you don’t want to wait for your personal stylist to do so sodrastic?”