“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.

significant contact occurred last time, when she’d taken

Katherine’s phone rang abruptly.

at the screen –

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“What is it?”

getting younger. I’ve arranged a matchmaking session at the Country Club tomorrow,

instantly: “I won’t

I sound like I’m asking?” Scott White’s voice turned icy. “Remember who funds

and get out

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her bones – “Stop being a White“. She traced the family crest engraved on her platinum card, its falcon em- blem suddenly feeling like a brand. Downstairs, Maureen quietly reheated milk, the scent of vanilla and unresolved

away, Justin stood motionless before a granite tombstone, the Holiday Stuffed Pastries gleaming under moonlight like sacrificial offerings. His calloused fingers brushed against the

visits Arlington every Memorial Day,” Maureen murmured, placing steaming mugs on the coffee table. “His wife’s

the platinum card across the table where it skidded to a stop beside Maureen’s untouched mug. Outside,

her phone

adulthood, so many things had been beyond her

the call on speaker earlier, so Maureen had heard

disappointment: “But I have

Jacob now and had asked Maureen over

in: “Mommy, could you go for Aunt

Katherine was stunned.

bewildered: “Me…

to grasp

rarely come back. Those trust fund kids

“But…” Maureen still hesitated.

both sides would have each other’s information for

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dragged there by their parents. Dad didn’t

bring it up either. It’s all just theater for the

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