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“How did you think of me that summer?”

“I thought of you as someone I wanted to know better. Know differently. I crushed hard that summer.”

She smacks my arm.

“What? That never happened. You’ve always hated me the way I did you.”

I tilt my head but don’t say a word.

Grace’s face turns from happy to intrigued.

“You didn’t like me either, right?”

“Gra—Sunny. Why do you think I always looked for you when I came here? Why do you think I would seek you out at festivals? Why do you think that, no matter how much you told me to fuck off, I kept coming back?”

She shrugs. “Because you couldn’t take a hint?”

I pinch her side, and she giggles.

“My crush never stopped. I just hid it well.”

“But you argued with me all the time.”

“I’m a glutton for punishment.”

“I’ll say.” She laughs and then kisses me.

My hand begins to inch up her dress, then her phone goes off. Her sister’s name appears on the screen.

She takes the call, sliding off the table and winking at me as she heads to the back of the cabin.

I let out a breath, then grab my computer to check my emails before we head to dinner with her brothers.

As soon as I open it, I see an email from Annie about more interview requests.

One stands out to me more than the others. I read the first two lines of the email quickly.

Kerri Landers wants an interview, and she’s growing suspicious over why you two won’t give an exclusive.

Of course, Grace’s ex’s girlfriend is persistent.

I glance in the direction Grace just went.

Now would be the best time to give one.

“Grace,” I call out. I won’t make any decisions without her.

“Yeah?” she hollers back.

“How do you feel about an exclusive interview with Kerri Landers?”

Grace pokes her head out of the bedroom and smiles.

“Okay.”

That one word is so simple, and yet it speaks volumes.

Okay.