Over at Skywater Bay, Winter was taken aback.

"A trip? What about Aria..."

"Don't worry, Winter," Frank assured her. "It turns out that it was just a misunderstanding—nothing happened between Aria and I."

Winter froze and dropped Carol's phone with a loud thud.

"Winter? Winter?" Frank called out from the other end.

Winter turned toward her mother in disbelief. "Mom. Did I hear that right? Pinch me! Is this real?"

"Silly girl." Carol smiled, shaking her head as she left to make dinner.

"Oh, I'm still here, Frank," Winter exclaimed as she scrambled to pick up the phone from the floor, her usual liveliness instantly restored. "In two days, was it? No problem—I have the day off."

"Then it's a promise."

"Yes!"

throwing herself on the couch, and promptly told Jean about

was not

When I asked her if he actually liked her, his reaction made it clear he

that mean Aria would be

reply was predictably

how high-and-mighty she held herself the other day, and she even said we're no longer friends. Why

you remember? Our professor applied for sick leave. And you're saying Frank knows medicine? Why not invite him as

[I'll think about it.]

since she would need

See you

[Yeah.]

as she lowered

a while, she went against Jean's advice and sent Aria a

what happened, but we're

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