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Chapter One

Summer

The first time my panties had been eviscerated by Matt Baker’s charm, muscles, and smile was stuck in my memory like an ant trapped in honey It was a sloeet death, and it didn’t matter that I hadn’t seen the dude in like…more than ten years

I was here now

In the hotel rooin’ Baha—planned for Valentine’s Day for the win—and the nerves had already started building

Because Matt, destructively sexy, tattooed, and potentially evil Matt, would be here too

That hat happened when you went ahead and fell for your best friend’s brother

“Stop it,” I rabbed a pair of cordless earphones off the bedside table I slipped them on, put onalong to “Sail Away”

I had to get downstairs and see the entire bridal party in about an hour, and the off chance of seeing Matt had my stomach in knots

Relax It’s been forever Who even cares any special

“Now you’re just lying,” I said, and the words rang incroon of Enya

Quickly, I stripped offIf my bestie, Emilia, saw me now, she’d think I was a total freak Thirty years old and dancing around naked to relieve stress

Judge not This is my method

The Enya song switched to Cardi B, and I rapped along to “Be Careful,” bobbingoosebumps under the cool air from the AC

A thu noise interrupted my rap, but I blew past it, keptsongs and gangsta rap, a few classic rock tunes thrown in for goodas an actress had exposed me to every type of person and music

I liftedto the music

“—Summer”

I frowned Was I hearing things or did someone speak my name on the track?

“Summer!”