Page 120 of The Enemy Face Off

She laughs, but something catches in her throat. She covers her mouth to cough.

"It's a packed house out there," I say.

All of a sudden, color drains from her face. "That's great. I…Oh, no…" She lurches forward.

I manage to step in front of Josie and scoop Jonah in my arms, stopping them from seeing Schapelle hurl all over the floor.

"Oh my gosh, Schapelle. Are you okay?" Beth jumps into protective sister mode, as Courtland and I back out of the space, giving them some privacy.

Boden walks up to me. "What's the matter?"

Courtland races over, frantically muttering something about getting Schapelle water. "Uh, nothing," I say to Boden, handing him Jonah. "Would you mind taking the kids for a bit?"

"No problem."

I watch as he leads them over to the children's section.

Beth's mentioned setting him up with Amiel, which I think is a great idea. I can see those two hitting it off. Not that this is the right time to bring that up, and not that I'm about to become like everyone else in Comfort Bay and start meddling in other people's lives.

This isn't meddling, it's helping, and I'm sure there's a world of difference between the two.

Boden doesn't talk a lot about himself, but I've managed to ascertain that he's single.

And that he has his eye on a certain local girl.

He wouldn't elaborate onwhothat local girl is, only that she works on Main Street, which isn't really helpful since the street is packed with stores and restaurants and clinics.

But Amiel works at the bakery on Main Street, so if the stars align…You know what, I think I might hand this one over to Beth and her girlfriends and leave it in their capable hands.

I'm about to go and check in on Beth and her sister when a firm hand lands on my shoulder, and I spin around. "Oh, hey, you guys."

"Milo. Is that you?" Fraser asks with a chuckle, standing next to a very different-looking Culver. "I almost didn't recognize you with that thing on your face."

"You mean his smile?" Culver supplies, completing their one-two joke comedy routine.

"How long did you guys have to work on that one?" I ask rhetorically as we exchange hugs.

It's been months since I've been with my old teammates, and seeing them now makes me happy. And smiley, apparently.

"Speaking of things on our faces." I look over at Culver and tap my cheeks.

"You like?" he asks, running his fingers through his thick, dark beard.

"I do. But aren't you worried about depriving the world of your world-famous dimples?" I ask, grinning.

"As long as I'm not depriving my girl, I couldn't care less about the rest of the world."

At the exact same moment, he and Fraser tilt their heads to where Hannah and Evie are standing with Summer and Amiel.

It's nice seeing them both in love…and it's nice being in the club along with them.

"Your hair looks good, man," Fraser says.

"Thanks."

"Where's Beth?" Culver asks, looking around.

"With her sister."

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