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I pulled Laura aside, dragging her into the hallway while the guys were still in the kitchen, laughing and celebrating like lunatics. Their voices echoed through the house, but I was too frustrated to care.

"Okay, what the hell happened?" I demanded, crossing my arms. "Did Josh tell you about Sarah?"

Laura didn't even try to play dumb. She just winced, her cheeks turning faintly pink. "Yeah, he mentioned it."

I threw my hands up in disbelief. "What the hell was he thinking, Laura? Letting her stay with you? She's practically a stranger!"

Laura let out a sigh and leaned against the wall, biting into a cupcake like we weren't in the middle of a crisis. "He feels guilty," she said, seeming a little defeated.

"Guilty?" I repeated, trying to keep my voice from rising. "For what?"

"For being the injured one on the island, or something like that. He still hasn't opened up to me, Jess. I'm worried," Laura said, her tone softening.

"He thinks he owes her-at least enough to give her a place to crash for a while."

I groaned, pressing my fingers to my temples. "This is so typical

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of her mouth twitching into a sly smile. "Well, I owe her my husband's life. I don't think refusing her help will help my case one day when I'm looking at the pearly gates, you know? Don't worry, I drew

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for Sarah. She's been through hell, and I understand why Josh feels he

anything else, the unmistakable pop of a

Josh's loud, exaggerated voice carried down the hall. "May

my eyes but couldn't keep the grin off my face. "Those two

glancing back at

even when he's being a

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Let's go make

despite myself, following her back

the TV, watching nothing

host's voice shifted to that patronizing tone reporters use to stir

the screen. "Two football players who almost lost their lives if it wasn't for the one woman who saved them-both refusing to admit there might be more to those weeks than they let on." The silence was deafening. Josh and Luke both froze, their laughter evaporating as

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