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I give her so And she’s acting nervous

“You okay?” I ask

“Great” Her smile seems forced “You?”

Confused as hell “Fine”

And worried

Does she know so I don’t?

Suddenly, her phone dings Her sreat shao”

Kella all but drags h our purchases

“What’s going on?” I ask as we head to the lot, bombarded by a dry, relentlessly sunny day

“Nothing” She shoots me another forced smile “See you there!”

Before I can reply, she hops into her compact and peels away like she’s on fire

What the hell?

With a sigh and a niggle of worry that so weird is up, I settle into the driver’s seat and drive the two miles to his place

When I arrive at Hayes’s bungalow, Kella has already parked and see outside for me, least of all the man I love

Did I somehow misunderstand what our week in Hawaii meant to him?

Willing myself not to cry, I climb out of the car and take a deep breath If Hayes acts like he’s the same best buddy I had before ent to Maui, I’ll sh theon I don’t want to lose him…but I don’t knohat I’ll do if he breaks my heart

Still, I can’t fatho Hayes has always been there for me

As a friend He’s been a serial boyfriend to every other woman he’s dated Maybe you’re just the latest?

Maybe, but I don’t want to believe it I have faith in him, in us I have to…or what do we really have?

With a fortifying breath, I grab the cha withon, we’ll talk it out I’ up