eepy town of Rosebay was

trails had already started weaving through the narro

ad everything to do wi

ted inn

loom Room and saw Lucas balancing on a ladder, shirt clinging to

ll reached the diner,

entire flower shop for Olivia Rose

es away from where Olivia sat

sed to date be

aited years for her, and now look-they're

in a scandalou

roll her eyes as s

itting right here,

friend, laughed and leaned in. "Welcome back to

t someone turning it into a weddi

u and Lucas do have that... u

. "What does t

nds' while giving each other googly eyes and touc

rself. "We're working. He

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ot shir

a added wi

the winding path that led past the dunes and sea cliffs. The ocean wa

here she'd

left for New York. They'd skip stones, talk about their dreams, and once, the

flushed rem

bbornly rooted in her heart, like wild roses that ref

m Room, Lucas wa

s sanding for the front counter. He looked up when she wal

brushing sawdust

yours

Olivia arranging the first batch of fresh blooms i

eryone in town thi

sure. "They've alway

ently, we're now Rosebay's mo

"Is that what we ar

hat we are. But I thought you sho

them talk. We

o

lly looked. His eyes

ow you're still figuring things

rmed in h

eally

dea of you," he said honestly. "But when I saw you s

"I don't d

oesn't care about what

sun dip behind the ocean. The flower shop was nearly finished now. The front sig

to see a bouquet Lucas had left behind-white

one who

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Rosebay w

Olivia