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Lydia and I glanced at each other “Not right now, ht now,” Lydia smiled

Little Caden smiled back

“How are you two doing? It can’t be easy going through a kidnapping We are happy you all are together as a faain,” I stated

Sebastian grabbed Sydney’s hand, gazing into her brown eyes “One day at a time”

Her eyes turned dark The sadness was evident “One day at a time” She kissed Sebastian

Sydney stood “Hey, it’s tiet over to my cousins”

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Jacob Latters estate is lavish We stood by a Cabana in their lush green backyard The weather was perfect So far Lydia and I were loving sunny California I wasn’t sure if Lydia was ever going to be on board with the ht she wouldn’t want to leave Atlanta Maybe, all that has happened in our lives in a short few e Lydia is pleased her dad isto LA too

We met almost every one Jacob, Sa Lydia’s cousin Sierra and her boyfriend Jeff were getting ready to go on vacation so they couldn’t make it

Jacob raised a glass, holding Samantha’s hand in the other “I want to propose a toast”

Everyone raised their glasses

“To long lasting friendships!”

“Long lasting friendships!” we yelled

Sairls!”

I smiled as my ept away

Jacob slappedyourself so far?”

He looked relaxed wearing sunglasses, a green t-shirt, khaki shorts and flip-flops I’e t-shirt, khaki shorts, and sneakers I’ down She told me to take a day off She said I don’t have to dress for business all the time

“We love it so far We hope before we leave in teeks, we can find a house Lydia and I are traveling this summer I want us to settle down here first so we can enjoy the summer”

“Well, we try to have two barbeques a ain”

“We look forward to the next barbeque”