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Chapter One

Soren

Whoever’s idea it was to get away and recharge in Fiji is a duht That dumbass is me

Nothing emphasizes your loneliness quite like a beach vacation with four couples

Laughter echoes through the night, couys are still having dinner

The winter wind is cool and smells like salt water, but I still don’t need a jacket The water I’h up to my ankles isn’t even cold Apparently, Fiji doesn’t kno to do real winters

It’s only our first dinner since arriving here, and I had to sneak out under the excuse that I’d had too much to drink, which is true, and I needed air, which is also true But I needed to get out of there because of the stark reether I’m older than all of them, and I’m the one who’s lost

It’s been ood, but it still feels a lot like failure hanging over my head

Just likewell either Damon has been in talks with the team since before last season even ended What they’ve been offering is goodthat at thirty-three is like asking for a pet unicorn as part of the contract deal

There’s a very real chance I could lose my boyfriend and my career in the same year

I kick the water at my feet

When Bryce took ht all our problems were solved

Turns out we had more than closet problems

We had relationship problems

They were even worse

Yet, I stayed with hied ht with a twinkish rock star three years ago, I’d never thought of having anyone else but him

I knew the ht here that I’dMatt and Noah’s offer to come with them to Fiji They do this trip yearly, but this time, they invited all of us to join them

I’ht headspace to be on and sociable, especially e’re supposed to be here for a celebration

Matt’s youngest brother, Wade, is co to live with Matt and Noah in the fall to attend private school in Chicago They’re calling this vacation their final play before they becoe

Everyone is all coupled up, and for the whole flight, they stared at each other lovingly, silently pro teeks of sun, surf, and sex