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Chapters
Chapter One In Which First Impressions Are Absolutely Botched
Chapter Two In Which Impressions Linger, Assignments Are Made, and Happy Hour Is Complicated
Chapter 3: In Which Cocktails Are Consumed and Secrets Nearly Slip
Chapter 4: In Which Coffee Is a Lifeline and Collaboration Is a Threat
Chapter 5: In Which Past and Present Collide Over Roast Chicken and Loud Opinions
Chapter 6: In Which Dinners Are Polished, Conversations Are Prickly, and Motives Are Murky
Chapter 7: In Which Deadlines Are Met, Glances Are Stolen, and Friday Hurts a Little More Than Expected
Chapter 8: In Which Friends Pry, Truth Slips, and Messages Matter More Than They Should
Chapter 9: In Which Pages Are Pushed, Feelings Are Contained, and Sleep Comes Late
Chapter 10: In Which Charm Is a Weapon, Cousins Are a Curse, and Dinner Goes Up in Flames
Chapter 11: In Which Waffles Are Salted with Bitterness and Ghosts Resurface Without Warning
Chapter 12: In Which Apologies Fall Flat and the Past Comes Calling
Chapter 13: In Which Walls Crack, Secrets Surface, and Lines Blur
Chapter 14: In Which the Universe Laughs, Lo Mein is Consumed, and Secrets Almost Slip
Chapter 15: In Which Worry Mounts, Secrets Stir, and Plans Are Set in Motion
Chapter 16: In Which Safety Comes at a Price, Lies Taste Bitter, and Texts Stir Something New
Chapter 17: In Which a Truce Is Formed, Family Stories Are Shared, and Invitations Get Out of Hand
Chapter 18: In Which Almost Happens, Texts Reveal Too Much, and Lines Begin to Blur
Chapter 19: In Which Dinner Tables Reveal More Than Food, Google Searches Uncover the Unexpected, and Questions Leave a Mark
Chapter 20: In Which Games Are Played, Lines Are Crossed, and a Kiss Changes Everything
Chapter 21: In Which Silence Hurts, and an Anonymous Conversation Opens Wounds
Chapter 22: Something Missing
Chapter 23: In Which the Truth Is Laid Bare, and a Kiss Breaks the Tension
Chapter 24: In Which A Date is a Date… Right?
Chapter 25: In Which a Friend Warns, and a Choice is Made
Ch 26: In Which the Past Comes for Her, and Love Fights Back
Chapter 27: In Which Truth Flickers and Betrayal Settles
Chapter 28: In Which Hearts Collide and Break Apart
Chapter 29: In Which Oliver Faces His Heart
Chapter 30: In Which the Tides Turn
Chapter 31: The Engagement Party
Chapter 32: In Which Hearts Are Laid Bare
Chapter 33: The Wedding
Epilogue: In Which Forever is Promised
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Chapter 32: In Which Hearts Are Laid Bare
The sun was barely up when Lillian pulled into the quiet, tree-lined street, her heart hammering like it was trying to make a break for it. Oliver’s house was modest but elegant—clean lines, soft light spilling from the windows, a small porch with a potted fern swaying in the breeze.
She sat for a ...