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I reach formyglass of wine and take a big sip. “No.”

“Mm-hmm. Why not?”

“What do you mean? It’s not like I could just ignore him! We were the only two people there. And—and he’s Sawyer’s best friend. We’ve known him forever and I—”

“You hate his guts.”

“Yeah! I do.”

“Mm-hmm.”

“Harper, youknowI hate him!”

“I know youthinkyou hate him.”

“I do!”

“Mm-hmm. Then what?”

“He invited me to do the loop in his car, so I did. It’s a real pretty ride, Harp. We pass by this little plateau called Turtlehead Peak. That’s my favorite. But there are all sorts of trails and canyons, and—”

“Mm-hmm.”

“There was bluegrass and folk playing while we rode along.”

“Your favorites.”

“Yeah,” I say. “And we talked a little, too.”

“About?”

“I…I don’t know. I mean…it was good.” I take another gulp from my own glass of wine. “We talked about growing up together…and I said that Sawyer would get mean with mewhenever Quinn showed up. I said I hated it when Quinn was around because Sawyer was a jerk to me.”

“You said that?”

“Yeah.”

“Go on.”

“And…and—well, this is weird and really surprising, but heapologized. Like Harp, he started out trying to blame it all on Sawyer, but then he took full responsibility for himself. He apologized to me, and he meant it. I could tell. Anyway, that was it. We finished the loop, and I met my Uber to come back to the city. And I guess he drove back to the resort because you know what just showed up at my door?”

“Tell me.”

“Remember I said we passed this spot on the drive called Turtlehead Peak?”

“Yeah.”

“Well, this guy showed up at my door five seconds ago with a gift bag and—oh, my god!—inside was a little pink and silver turtle charm with a card from Quinn.”

“Mm-hmm. What did the card say?”

“You ready for this? It said that he was serious about apologizing, but he wasn’t serious about wanting to be strangers.” I pause for effect. “Harper, I’m freaking out! What is this? What does it mean? He’s my nemesis!Why is he giving me jewelry?”

“So, here’s what I’m hearing…”

I hold my breath, waiting for her summary and sagely advice.

“Quinn Morgan finally got off his ass and did something about his feelings.”