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Harper shook her head in disbelief "Never?"

"Nope," Dora replied, yanking the blanket back over her shoulder "I went straight from my mother’s house to Cal’s house" She waved her hand "Not counting college, of course But I lived on cahed "I’ve always lived where I was told to I never rentedforward to it"

"Where?" asked Carson

Dora considered this "I won’t go as far as New York or England, that’s for sure," she added with a quick smile toward Harper

Devlin’s face flashed in hercrabs, drinking beer, watching sunsets She thought of the exhilaration she felt running on the beach, watching the changing tides, collecting shells with Nate

"I’ll stay in South Carolina, definitely I want a sarden that needs little to no maintenance I see no I isolatedThis ti to reconnect with old friends, ht here in the lowcountry I love it here," she ad face came to mind "He’s better when he’s near the sea" She took a breath and looked at Carson and Harper

"Wherever I end up, I’ll keep in touch I proh this"

Dora and Harper turned to look at Carson

"What about you, Carson?" Harper prodded

Carson only looked down and offered a nonco

"Are you okay?" asked Dora

"No I’e "I’m pretty far fro "You both have support systeht be You have faot your back For me, it’s only Lucille and Ma bloay like the sand out there in the wind Predicting what I’ll be doing in the fall feels daet past next week"

Dora reached over to put her hand on Carson’s shoulder "You have us, too Me and Harper are right here Oh, honey, we know this is a tough time for you But we’ll be here for you all the way Hey, you can coement "It won’t be fancy, but I’ll help you take care of that baby"

Carson recoiled fro a baby"

Dora looked confused "But I thought"

Carson went rigid and her voice turned cold "You thought wrong"

Understanding flooded Dora’s features "You’re considering an abortion?"