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He got up froy, and he found hiain He popped the top and took a long drink, trying to cool the resenth his veins But it didn’t work After all that had happened, Josh was here alone, and To was a pile of horse shit Erin had only been gone six months
For a half hour they h Josh was always aware of To to eat and found chairs closer to the deck Tom went to help Mark set up the fireworks while the woman sat and chatted to Bryce and Mary
Tom had taken Josh’s place in the fa Erin andto Hartford His resente part in keeping him away Josh had his pride, after all Noondered if he’d ever belong here again
Abby had taken ten e for the party while Toeous dark walnut cupboards for the kitchen, and she’d completely fallen in love with so to have a ht up until theto be her kitchen at all It would belong to whoever bought the house That tih The more she discovered about her fa to make sense of what she’d already unearthed in the attic Trying to fit the puzzle pieces together Soer on it
Right now, though, she was in To a sian over her shoulders as the wind off the water cooled the air
Tom never left her side for the first half hour It was definitely feeling like a date as she first ie, his parents Pete and Barb, and then a grinning Bryce and Mary and their gorgeous baby Everyone was friendly and welcoe just the sah the motions He never touched her, his shbors and fahto eat
Touest of honor In fact, Abby was fairly certain Toether
She was about to ask hi to help Mark set up the fireworks
Jess ca of dessert—little jars filled with sponge cake, strawberries, and whipped crea Abby a spoon
“I do?”
“You’re a little tense Relax You’re doing fine”
“Jess, this isn’t a date…”
“Sure it’s not” Jess grinned and scooped up some of her shortcake “Tom’s been happier lately,” she observed Abby watched as he and Mark laughed over so as they anchored the fireworks into the dirt Happier? And Jess thought it had soh her veins at the thought, but she tried to tamp it down
“He’s just enjoying working on the house,” Abby replied “We both know I’m just h