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Chapter One

Holly

“Whoa, is so in next door?” My best friend, Amelia, put her hand up to block out the sun and stared at the house next totruck parked by the road”

“Yeah, the real estate agent took the sign down last week” I leaned against the railing that ran along the side ofto sell— the value of all of the other houses in the neighborhood because it had been on the ”

“Have you met them?” Amelia looked over at me and raised an eyebrow inquisitively

“It’s just a hied “My parents said he’s a doctor—or will be They grilled the real-estate agent for all of the details she could share the other day I think he’s finishing up his residency or so I don’t really kno all of that works” “Me either” Aaze on the backyard—and I followed her stare “He’ll probably tear that old tree house down if he doesn’t have kids”

“He should tear it down regardless That thing was a hazard five years ago,” I laughed under my breath

“It wasn’t that bad” Ahed “We had a lot of fun up there—when the Henderson brothers lived next door”

“Until we got our hearts broken the day they hed “We’re lucky we didn’t knoe were doing back then—or those tould have gotten a lot more than our first kisses”

“We did a little rinned

“We’re not going to talk about that” I gave Alare and shook my head quickly

“Lots of ret a single one of them”

“Neither do I” My lips curled into a smile

It’s hard to regret so as special as that…

“Ready to finish packing?” She looked over at me