I tentatively open it, my phone instantly alerting Sophie and Emma that I’ve read their messages.
Sophie
OH MY GOSH! Did you run into MILO CARTER?!
Emma
Wait . . . what? Milo? As in Sadie’s Milo?
Sophie
Of course it’s Sadie’s Milo. What other Milo Carter do we know?
Emma
Well, excuse me for clarifying!
Sophie
And yes. He’s back. Took a job at the high school. Football coach and history teacher.
Emma
Classic combo.
Sophie
Right? But Laura texted me and said Sadie and Milo were talking in the grocery store.
I knew it wouldn’t take long for news to spread of our run-in.
I sigh and roll my eyes before reading the rest.
Emma
Sophie
Did he try to kiss you, Sadie?
Emma
He wouldn’t try to kiss her. It’s been a million years . . .
Sophie
It’s been ten, but you know Sadie. She’s been pining for years for that man.
Have I been pining?
Anne Elliot is a character I’ve always despised, and yet . . .
Emma
She has not!
Yes.Thanks, Emma. I haven’t been pining. I’ve just been living life.
Sophie
