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“You know I’m right.”

He stalked away from me and out the door.

I didn’t have the strength to go after him. Not when I didn’t know what to say, dammit.

I had to talk to Syd first.

I pulled out my phone and texted her.

We need to talk.

Chapter 19

Sydney

I tapped my finger against the steering wheel of my new ride.

Well, new used ride.

It was a sporty, convertible Mini Cooper from a few years ago.

It was teal.

Absolutely impulsive and ridiculous.

And I loved it.

Claire sat beside me, flipping through songs on her phone. “You sure you want to do this?”

“No.”

She grinned. “That’s the second time you’ve said that today.”

I wasn’t impulsive. I planned and thought about planning, then planned some more.

Instead, I’d had a wild afternoon and evening of sex and laughter with a side of unprotected sex with my brother’s best friend and business partner.

No big deal.

Go big or go home, I guess.

“So, what do we want for trip food?”

Impulse number three. A road trip with my new friend. I’d agreed to be her plus one for the Lake George wedding that hadbeen the impetus for our meeting in Vintage December. Mostly because I was avoiding both my brother and Xavier.

Right now, we were sitting outside a drugstore in Syracuse.

A drugstore that had exactly what I needed to fix everything.

I turned off Betty and pushed open the door.

Claire hopped out, bursting with energy as she came around the front of my car and grabbed me by the arm. “I can’t believe you said yes.”

“I’ve never been to Lake George.”

“It’s gorgeous. I mean, not as gorgeous as the Cove, but it has this vintage vibe that we don’t. We’re all family shine, but Lake George was the ultimate spot in the ’80s. Now it’s trying to make a comeback, but I actually really like the old world charm.”

“The ’80s aren’t old.”