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Eventually, we were at the small table with a stack of pancakes each.
“With the syrup? These are incredible. I’m always eating homemade food from now on.”
“My mom is right sometimes,” I said. “I’ll happily try new things if it’s with you.”
She grabbed my hand. “Me too.”
My schedule was thrown off entirely. I’d probably be late to work, and Wren would be late to filming. While I didn’t love the idea of not having time to do paperwork in the morning, I did love the time I spent with her.
Eventually, we would fall into a new routine that I could follow, but for now, I would make it work. It was more than worth it.
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Strawberry Springs Neighborhood Watch
Hu Gh: Drone for sale. Hole in the bottom. Full price only. I know what I’ve got.
Comments:
Tammy Jane: Are they ethically sourced? Or were they hunted?
Marjorie Brown:Can I get a picture of the hole?
Kerry Winsor: Marjorie! Don’t encourage this!
Marjorie Brown: WHAT? Maybe I’m into drones!
I was carefully weedingthe irises when a shadow crossed over me. I tensed, hoping it wasn’t Jude, who was trying to get me to interview with him.
“Hey, kid,” a very different voice said. “How are you?”
I looked up, shocked to see Tammy.
“Hey yourself. What’s up? Do you need anything?”
“Can I not just check in on you?”
“You can ... It’s just not normal for me.”
Tammy huffed. “Still hate that woman who pushed you out of her.”
“Not even calling her my mother?”
“She’d have to work for that.” She rolled her eyes. “I was just on a break. I called Kelsey, but she’s busy, and then saw you out here. How’s the library going?”
“It’s almost done. We’re installing tile starting tomorrow, and then we furnish it. I can’t wait.”
Though I almost could wait, because once I was done here, I had a ton to do when I went back to Nashville.
And I didn’t even want to go back.
“Me either. The only people more excited than me are Marjorie and Henrietta. And maybe Henry. And Mollie.” She scratched her head. “That’s a longer list than I thought.”
“I’m gonna try to do my best,” I said. “But if I mess it up, it gives me more reason to come back and fix it.”
“Do you have to have a reason to come back?”
