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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

“What is this?”

“A small gift. Happy early birthday, Maya.”

“You remembered.” I try not to start crying again.

“Maybe,” he teases.

I unwrap it and throw my arms around his neck and hold him close to me. It’s the small painting I wished for. The one from Big Sur, with our sunset. “Thank you,” I say. “It’s perfect.”

“We’ll have to find a place to hang it,” he says.

“How about Café Azure? Oh, did Celine tell you the big news?” I ask.

“She did. And I have a different suggestion for the management of Café Azure for the next few months at least. I’m hoping you’ll be unavailable, and Aaron knows plenty about the place to be just fine.”

“I’ll be unavailable?”

He smiles. “I’m hoping. As for the painting, I had a bit of a different thing in mind.”

“You did?”

“Yes. Something like Dolce Far Niente, perhaps? I heard it’s up for sale.”

“What?” I stare at him, and I get lost in his eyes and this overwhelming moment.

“When we get back, I know someone who would love to sit on the balcony and watch you watch the ocean and be happy.”

I smile. “Get back from where?”

“Well, let’s see. I know about Hawaii, but how high is New Zealand on your wish list?”

“Number two. IF it includes a one-day layover in London. There’s someone who’s dying to meet you.”

“Alright. I’m intrigued. What’s number one?”

“A two-month tour of America for some bookstore visits,” I say, laughing.

“Was hoping you’d say that. How many points on the hate scale will both win me?”

“A few. I think you’ll need much more time to win enough points, though.”

“We’re talking decades here, right? Just asking because I have something in mind—”

“Of course you do,” I say and kiss him again.

And for the first time in my life, all I feel is absolute happiness and love.

THE END

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Acknowledgments

I’ve truly loved writing Maya’s story. I started it at a time when the world seemed to be at a standstill, and everything felt dark (during the first weeks of lockdown in the Bay Area in early 2020). I knew I wanted to tell the kind of story that recharges your batteries, helps you feel hopeful and dream again. An uplifting, heartwarming love story set in a dreamy location, with characters I would love to spend time with…in real life and become friends with. I’m not ashamed to admit I’ve lived vicariously through Maya and her adventures in California.

First and foremost, I want to thank you, the reader. Thank you for picking it up online, in a bookstore or library (I know you have many choices for your next read, and I bet your TBR pile is ever-growing, just like mine). Thank you for reading. Thank you for telling your friends and family about my book(s), posting reviews, sharing photos and all your support. Thank you for coming along for the ride, whether this is the first of my books you’ve read or you’ve also read Someday in Paris, my debut.