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  1. The Meeting Point
  2. Olivia Lara
  3. Contents
  4. One
  5. Two
  6. Three
  7. Four
  8. Five
  9. Six
  10. Seven
  11. Eight
  12. Nine
  13. Ten
  14. Eleven
  15. Twelve
  16. Thirteen
  17. A YEAR LATER
  18. Fourteen
  19. Fifteen
  20. June 2
  21. Sixteen
  22. Seventeen
  23. Eighteen
  24. Nineteen
  25. Twenty
  26. Twenty-One
  27. Twenty-Two
  28. Twenty-Three
  29. June 3
  30. Twenty-Four
  31. Twenty-Five
  32. June 4
  33. Twenty-Six
  34. Twenty-Seven
  35. Twenty-Eight
  36. Help Wanted: Seasonal employment, June–August
  37. Twenty-Nine
  38. Thirty
  39. Thirty-One
  40. June 5
  41. Thirty-Two
  42. Thirty-Three
  43. June 6
  44. Thirty-Four
  45. Thirty-Five
  46. June 7
  47. Thirty-Six
  48. Thirty-Seven
  49. Thirty-Eight
  50. Thirty-Nine
  51. June 8
  52. Forty
  53. Forty-One
  54. June 9
  55. Forty-Two
  56. Forty-Three
  57. Forty-Four
  58. Forty-Five
  59. Forty-Six
  60. Forty-Seven
  61. Forty-Eight
  62. Forty-Nine
  63. Fifty
  64. Fifty-One
  65. June After Midnight: By Ethan Delphy
  66. Chapter 15
  67. Fifty-Two
  68. June After Midnight
  69. Chapter 20
  70. Fifty-Three
  71. June After Midnight
  72. Chapter 21
  73. June After Midnight
  74. Chapter 22
  75. Fifty-Four
  76. June After Midnight
  77. Chapter 28
  78. Fifty-Five
  79. June After Midnight
  80. Chapter 29
  81. June After Midnight
  82. Chapter 30
  83. Fifty-Six
  84. Fifty-Seven
  85. June 11
  86. Fifty-Eight
  87. Fifty-Nine
  88. Sixty
  89. Sixty-One
  90. Sixty-Two
  91. June 12
  92. Sixty-Three
  93. Sixty-Four
  94. Sixty-Five
  95. June 13
  96. Sixty-Six
  97. Sixty-Seven
  98. Sixty-Eight
  99. Sixty-Nine
  100. June 14
  101. Seventy
  102. Seventy-One
  103. Seventy-Two
  104. Seventy-Three
  105. Seventy-Four
  106. June 15
  107. Seventy-Five
  108. Seventy-Six
  109. Seventy-Seven
  110. Seventy-Eight
  111. Seventy-Nine
  112. Eighty
  113. Eighty-One
  114. June 16
  115. Eighty-Two
  116. Eighty-Three
  117. Eighty-Four
  118. Eighty-Five
  119. June After Midnight
  120. Chapter 28 (Draft 1 Version)
  121. Eighty-Six
  122. Eighty-Seven
  123. Eighty-Eight
  124. Acknowledgments
  125. About the Author
  126. Also by Olivia Lara

The fire is getting smaller. Some people leave; others lie in the sand and fall asleep covering their faces with their hoods or small blankets. I’m not chilly or warm and I don’t feel tired. I just stare at her. She’s talked to a few people. A couple of men approached her, but she didn’t entertain them. Remy got tired of trying and moved on to more receptive pastures.

It’s getting darker as the fire is not as strong. Should I text her again and apologize? I look at the phone and that’s when I see it. My text message to her. I wrote it but, in my chaos and rush, never sent it. I manically press send.

Seconds later, Maya checks her phone and smiles. The way I smile when I look at her.

I see her texting something, but I don’t get any message. She puts the phone down, then she picks it up and again it looks like she’s typing something. What is she trying to say? What am I hoping she will say? ‘Why don’t you come then? I’m still here. I would love to meet you and spend the last hours of my birthday with you.’

No message. She does the same thing a few times and I can see the angst in her eyes. She’s struggling. She’s not that kind of woman; I know it. I’ve known it ever since I saw her at the airport. I should say it. I should be a man and not a chicken and say it. Spare her the humiliation of making the first step. We both want the same thing. I think. I hope.

If you’re not too tired and can make it a little longer, the sunrise on Carmel Beach is a once-in-a-lifetime sight. It’s at six. I could… if it’s OK with you, meet you there. There are some large rocks—you can’t miss them—and right next to them, an old green bench.

I don’t stop to analyze. I don’t think about the consequences. About the last hours before she leaves. Just press send. I see her reading and covering her mouth with her hand. Her eyes sparkle in the last flickering lights of the fire.

I look away for a few moments, trying to calm my nerves, and when I look again, she’s gone. She’s not by the fire anymore. Where did she go? What did I do? I said too much. I scared her. Jesus! If this is the right thing, there will be signs. She will say yes and everything will work out.

Fifty-Five

I have tears in my eyes. He felt the same way. He actually did.

It wasn’t just me who fell in love that day. It was both of us…

What happened, Max? What changed your mind?

I desperately turn the pages.

June After Midnight

Chapter 29

The phone vibrates. Someone’s calling and it’s not her, so I don’t answer. Let’s not forget this is not my phone. It rings again. Then a text message.