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She followed ht Oliver so hard on those stupidoutfits, but apparently it’s some sort of Pemberton family tradition”
“It’s a nice shot,” I said “Your family is so beautiful Elsa looks just like you”
Her sigh istful “Hard to believe she’s in high school now Time flies”
I nodded, ether “I wanted to talk to you about so”
“Shoot”
“I was offered a job as head of events at an inn in Newport called The Alexander”
Her eyebrows rose “Good for you Did you take it?”
“I did,” I said, “but it doesn’t start until October, so I’ll be here at least three more weeks I can help you find someone to replace me, if you’d like”
She waved a hand in the air “Don’t worry about that I’m excited for you! Tell me about the job”
Relaxing, I described the position to her, and she eagerly opened her laptop and checked out the Alexander’s website
“Oh, Winnie, it’s gorgeous—that architecture! The setting!” She clucked her tongue “You’re going to love it And they’re so lucky to get you”
“Thanks”
She closed her coain “Have you told your folks?”
“They know about the offer, but I haven’t told them I accepted yet”
She grinned ruefully “Frannie will cry buckets just like she did when Felicity o”
I laughed “Well, she kneas a possibility”
“This is so great, Winnie I’m thrilled for you And of course we’llto broaden your horizons”
“Thank you” I paused “I really do love it here Cloverleigh Farms has always felt like home to me”
“Sohed, looking around “And soht back where we started, and that’s okay too”
I laughed “Thanks, Aunt Chloe”
“You’re welco” She blew me a kiss as I rose to ”
I’d just gotten ho when I heard a knock atDex on my porch
“So where can I adopt a cat?”
I laughed “You want to adopt a cat?”
“Fuck no” He exhaled loudly and held out a folded piece of paper “But the girls won’t leave me alone about it I just found a note in a dresser drawer they must have written last time they were here”
I took the note and unfolded it It ritten on lined paper that had been torn out of a notebook The print was round and childish but neat
Dear Daddy,