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  1. BOOKS BY LOUISE BAY
  2. ONE
  3. Rosey
  4. TWO
  5. Byron
  6. THREE
  7. Rosey
  8. FOUR
  9. Byron
  10. FIVE
  11. Rosey
  12. SIX
  13. Byron
  14. SEVEN
  15. Rosey
  16. EIGHT
  17. Rosey
  18. NINE
  19. Byron
  20. TEN
  21. Rosey
  22. ELEVEN
  23. Byron
  24. TWELVE
  25. Rosey
  26. THIRTEEN
  27. Byron
  28. FOURTEEN
  29. Rosey
  30. FIFTEEN
  31. Rosey
  32. SIXTEEN
  33. Byron
  34. SEVENTEEN
  35. Rosey
  36. EIGHTEEN
  37. Byron
  38. NINETEEN
  39. Rosey
  40. TWENTY
  41. Rosey
  42. TWENTY-ONE
  43. Byron
  44. TWENTY-TWO
  45. Byron
  46. TWENTY-THREE
  47. Rosey
  48. TWENTY-FOUR
  49. Rosey
  50. TWENTY-FIVE
  51. Byron
  52. TWENTY-SIX
  53. Rosey
  54. TWENTY-SEVEN
  55. Byron
  56. TWENTY-EIGHT
  57. Rosey
  58. TWENTY-NINE
  59. Byron
  60. THIRTY
  61. Rosey
  62. THIRTY-ONE
  63. Rosey
  64. THIRTY-TWO
  65. Byron
  66. THIRTY-THREE
  67. Rosey
  68. THIRTY-FOUR
  69. Rosey
  70. THIRTY-FIVE
  71. Byron
  72. THIRTY-SIX
  73. Rosey
  74. THIRTY-SEVEN
  75. Byron
  76. THIRTY-EIGHT
  77. Byron
  78. EPILOGUE
  79. A month later – New York City
  80. 14 months later - Star Falls
  81. MR. MAYFAIR
  82. Beck
  83. Beck
  84. Stella
  85. BOOKS BY LOUISE BAY

“But you needed the workers for the Club,” I say.

“Nah, most of the day was spent opening shutters and rearranging fixtures and furniture from the chalets.”

I laugh at I don’t know what. A weight has lifted off my heart. I’m more carefree than I’ve felt in… as long as I can remember.

He rubs his stubbled chin with his palm. “It’s set us back, but I really think we’ve got a shot of being ready. We just need some more kitchen staff. And— Never mind.” He checks his watch. “Have you eaten?” he asks.

“Not yet, I was⁠—”

“Let’s go to Grizzly’s,” he says. “Eat wings and drink beer. Relax. It’s been a weird twenty-four hours.” He shoots me a grin, and I can’t help but smile in response.

Weird is one way to put it.

“Everyone’s going to be there,” I say.

“Right,” he says. “Everyone goes to Grizzly’s after a storm. Or when the first snow falls. Or whatever other occasion people think up.” He laughs. “Some things never change.” He seems lighter. Happy. His mood is contagious.

“So you think we should go… together?” I ask. I don’t know if this is a date or if it’s just one neighbor giving another a lift to a bar.

He narrows his eyes. “Did you have an alternative suggestion?”

I transfer my weight from one foot to the other. People are going to see us. I guess that’s fine. We’re neighbors. But in the bar, I’m not going to know anyone. Is he going to be off talking to his friends while I nurse a Coke at the bar? Is he going to slide his hand into the back pocket of my jeans and…

“We don’t have to go if you don’t want to.”

I want to go. I really want to go. I want to feel the atmosphere at Grizzly’s after a storm, when the entire town is celebrating, rather than looking at a girl in a dirty wedding dress. I want to see if Donna went to the park. I want to meet the famous Nancy, of soup and pie fame. Most of all, I want to stop worrying about every little thing and just hang out with Byron. I want our time-out from reality to go on a bit longer.

“Let’s do it,” I say, before I can change my mind. “Wings and beer sound good to me. And as a bonus, we get to find out whether the RVs in Valley Park are a government conspiracy.”

He brushes his hand through his hair. “Now you’ve lost me. Tell me in the truck.”

TWENTY-ONE

Byron

Rosey has confused me from the moment I laid eyes on her, but never more so than as she explains Donna’s theory about three RVs in Valley Park.