“Hey handsome…”

Jacob thoughtfully handed her a tissue: “Wipe your mouth, here.”

Katherine swallowed hard.

Maureen knew her best friend well–a hopeless flirt on the surface, but secretly pining for one man.

For that guy, at twenty–seven, Katherine hadn’t married or even dated.

“Come on in. This is my friend Katherine. No one else here.”

Maureen told Justin.

Justin glanced around the room.

Roy said politely, “Uncle Justin, tomorrow’s Memorial Day Weekend. Let’s celebrate together with some Holiday Stuffed Pastries.”

Justin’s stern features softened slightly.

“No, thank you.”

Maureen knew he preferred solitude and didn’t press further. She packed some pastries and handed them to him.

“Happy early Memorial Day then.”

“Mhm, thanks.”

Justin took the pastries and walked away.

After he left, Katherine mused, “That guy doesn’t strike me as a bodyguard.”

“How so?”

“Just a feeling… hard to explain…”

Maureen also sensed something different about him.

Though Justin had protected her for years, their interactions remained minimal beyond basic exchanges.

occurred last time, when she’d

Katherine’s phone rang abruptly.

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“What is it?”

a matchmaking session at the Country Club tomorrow, 9

face darkened instantly:

Scott White’s voice turned

a White and get

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the Holiday Stuffed Pastries gleaming under moonlight like sacrificial offerings. His calloused fingers brushed against the engraved name Evelyn Lee as rain be-

the

the table where it

her

adulthood, so many things had been

the call on speaker earlier, so Maureen had

hide her disappointment:

Holiday Stuffed Pastries with Jacob now and had asked Maureen over was precisely be- cause

immediately chimed in: “Mommy, could you go

Katherine was stunned.

utterly bewildered: “Me… is

seemed to grasp at this

rarely come back. Those trust fund kids wouldn’t recognize me at

“But…” Maureen still hesitated.

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just being dragged there by

side won’t bring it up either. It’s all just theater for

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