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“A trip to Iceland” Daphne held out a printed piece of paper with a picture of the Northern Lights at the top “It’s not Australia and it’s only for a week, but it would be a new adventure”

“And I got a ticket to go, too,” she continued “So it’ll be a girls’ adventure It’s not for six ive it to you”

Clover accepted the paper, her hands shaking just the slightest bit, too emotional to speak She didn’t need Australia—or even Iceland—when she had her best friend She wrapped her ar that beat a pinky promise any day of the week

“Now is the perfect ti “Thank you”

The hug was just breaking up when the doorbell rang Daphne gave her another quick squeeze and then left to answer it

She came back into the room a minute later “It’s him”

Clover’s stoh she didn’t need to

“Sawyer,” Daphne said “Do you want to see him?”

Yes Maybe “No”

“Are you sure?”

Not at all, but she couldn’t be sure that if she saw hi a tea she could settle for The truth was she missed him—she loved him—and she hadn’t stopped just because he’d broken her heart She couldn’t say all that to him or to Daphne Not yet So she just nodded yes as if she was sure

“Do you want me to scare the shit out of hi her lips

Clover laughed despite it all “Thanks for the offer, but no Just tell hio away”

Daphne left to go get rid of the man Clover loved as she sat on the bed with her head in her hands and tried her best to focus on the printed details of the Iceland trip through her tears Daphne had been wrong the other night Falling in love with Saas the worst thing that could have happened after she’d answered that damn ad for a personal buffer

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