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Another wave of disappointment that Amy wasn’t there hit Taylor Not that Arandmother had fallen and broken a hip two states away, but Taylor had really been looking forward to catching up with her best friend A the finalization of Taylor’s divorce, but that seeo, and Taylor hadn’t done much more than cry

Tears for lost dreams and tears of happiness that she’d escaped Neil’s controlling, abusive hands

“Amy has a picture of the two of you on her fireplace nized you immediately”

Taylor knew the photo he spoke of She had the sashowplace The photo was a close-up following her and Ae, as had their dreams for the future

Her university rooet Taylor to work the infamous annual festival that took place in her hometown Taylor finally had and now Amy wasn’t even in town

Agreeing to work thetienerous sum she’d be paid for her three twelve-hour shifts But the extra pay wasn’t a bad thing

Still, if her job interview that ht, they’d soon have lots of catch-up time

If all went according to plan, she’d be living with her foret Taylor to relocate last suether on her own She’d needed to stand on her oo feet It would have been too easy to let Ah the motions

Which hat Taylor had done her whole life

Gone with the flow Done what had been expected First with her parents and then with Neil She’d never stepped outside the boundaries they’d set Not until she’d left Neil and filed for divorce

She was a work in progress but was happy with the wo back the layers of years of toeing the line, butback at her in the mirror

“A the festival”

Taylor’s attention zoned back in on theher The man who’d been inside her friend’s apartment

Was A him? She hadn’t said so, but her friend had been enthusiastic when talking about hi at a possible ro the nored because she’d not been interested in abefore her divorce She had no plans for a relationship and, even if she had, she’d just as soon have her fingernails ripped out as to get involved with another doctor

He held out his hand “Jackson Morgan”