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post-graduation plans.
    “Michie’s here for the summer to explore other opportunities,” Nic intercepted in an expert save. “She doesn’t want to stay in Harlow for college, so she’s here to find out if she could see herself living here. She is my best friend after all, and we’ve been talking about going to college together since before we started junior high.”
    I grinned at her, softening my gaze in an unspoken “thank you” as I took another sip of my wine.
    “Yeah, I’m actually going to look for a job while I’m here,” I said. “I feel terrible that Colin landed only a few hours ago and he went straight to work, and Kales here starts her internship on Monday. I don’t want to be the only bum without a job this summer, so if you ladies know of anywhere that’s hiring, feel free to let me know about them.”
    Amanda laughed, chancing a glance at Addison. Addy wasn’t from Big Springs originally. She was from Chapel Hill, and she was only in Big Springs to visit with her aunt—which gave her an excuse to visit Jamie.
    “Addy knows all about that, don’t you?” Amanda asked, nudging her with her shoulder as they worked side-by-side on dinner. “She’s looking for a job, too—although it’s not like she’d even know where to look, what with her having been here three weeks and never setting foot out of Jamie’s house until tonight.”
    Amanda put the glass lid on top of the pot that her rice was cooking in, then looked up at me. “If you want a Big Springs native’s advice, I’d say start looking in the square. Most people who live here get out of here the minute the sun starts shining too bright, so all of the positions that are normally filled by regulars are completely open right now. I’d hop on it as soon as possible, though, because the few people who do come to this place for summer have been out looking since like, yesterday.”
    I nodded, thankful for the advice.
    “Hell, if you put it that way, Big Springs is a lot more like Harlow than I thought,” I joked. “Everyone who lives there is just dying to get out and people who don’t live there are visiting like it’s Orlando or something.” I giggled. “Thanks for the advice, though, Amanda. I’ll definitely get on that first thing tomorrow.”
    “No problem,” she replied, a smile on her face.
    We sat around the kitchen, gossiping and talking like old women from church, and Nic successfully helped me dodge every question about a significant other. She was the most amazing best friend a girl could ask for.
    She knew how much I hated being pitied, and even more, she knew that I wasn’t quite ready to talk about what’d happened between Brody and I, yet. Her helping me avoid the conversation altogether made her a fucking Godsend in my eyes.
    “Mommy, Mommy, Mommy!” five-year-old Rhys said, racing into the kitchen at full-speed, his twin brother Caleb trailing behind him.
    Amanda intercepted him, grabbing him at the waist and lifting him up, propping him on the counter as she grabbed Caleb by the leg and hoisted him in the air, dangling him upside down. The tiny Callum-look-alikes giggled uncontrollably as Amanda glared at her sons.
    “What did Daddy tell you when we got here?” she scolded, turning Caleb right side up and setting him on the counter beside his twin brother.
    “Don’t run in Mister Colin’s house,” Rhys answered shyly.
    “For God’s sake if any of you call me that one more time!” Colin exclaimed, walking into the kitchen with Julian on his shoulders. “Just call me Uncle Colin. It’s not like Keaton or Susanna are going to give me any nieces or nephews any time soon.” He walked over to Nickayla, taking a sip of her wine—Amanda had refilled her glass, but she still hadn’t touched it. “Hey, baby.”
    He kissed her on the lips quickly, pulling away just in time to see her smile.
    “Yuck!” Caleb and Julian said at the same time.
    Nickayla grinned, smacking his butt playfully as he