We arrived in the town in the afternoon and I guided Martin to the diner. I had barely got out of the

car when I found myself in a hug. CeCe squealed as she hugged me. I laughed and hugged her

back.

“You look amazing!” she told me.

“Look who’s talking. You are radiating,” I said to her. She giggled.

“I am annoyingly happy,” she confessed, making me laugh.

“As you should be. Come and meet my friend,” I said and pulled her over to where Martin stood

with an amused smile. “CeCe this is Martin, Martin this is CeCe, the bride to be,” I introduced

them.

“Hello, and congratulations,” he said.

“Thank you and welcome to the metropolitan we call home.” CeCe leaned in to me. “That’s not the

man you left with,” she whispered. Martin could hear her with his improved hearing, and he had to

fight not to laugh.

“I know,” I whispered back.

“Where is the other one? Did you dump him?” she continued our whispered conversation.

“I told you, me and Finlay are just friends. He had to go on a business trip,” I explained.

“And you just had a spare hunk lying around? What is this place you have moved to and can I come

as well?” she asked. Martin had to pretend to look for something in the back of his car. But my

hearing and the slight shaking of his shoulders told me he was laughing.

I pretended to be shocked.

a small gesture behind Marin’s back, indicating his

laughed.

haven’t changed,” I told

coffeeshop. Mrs Andersen has turned

We could have stayed

It’s only right that we put you

for my overnight

a couple who had a wedding the next day. Very little had changed

hub, the locals had heard

word and made sure men kept a distance from

she showed us the apartment. At least the apartment had changed since I

last. It was now decorated in an idyllic

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act,’ Martin mind linked me as we said goodbye to

are lucky we didn’t decide to

I could see him snickering.

offered to sleep on the floor, which I refused. We were all adults and I trusted

enough for the two of us to sleep in without it being awkward. Before we went

Sam. Everything was going well at the meeting of

Finlay. But I heard how tired he sounded and

If he told me

it could

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take place in

farm?” Mrs Andresen huffed.

all kinds of exciting places

Martin and I listened while

hiking out into the middle of the

in honour

take long, as there really wasn’t much to show. But it was nostalgic for me. Martin was

and listened to me rambling on about the place. We got a lot of attention, mostly

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