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You just left, and I already miss you.
He was determined to do whatever it took to have a second chance with her.
After Willand Cameron got their kids in bed, they met back in the living room for their nightly glass of wine and debrief, as they called it.
A few years ago, they’d renovated the cabin, adding three more bedrooms, two bathrooms and a vastly expanded living room and kitchen.
Will put some logs on the fire, scratched the ears of Tucker and Tanner, who were settled on their beds for the night, and plopped down next to Cam. “Another weekend in the books.”
“I’m not sure which is busier—weekdays or weekends.”
“They’re equally crazy, but it’s a good crazy, right?”
“The best kind of crazy. I got a text from my dad. They’re in Bali.”
“I’m so jealous of them. They’re having all the fun.”
“So are we. I’ve never had as much fun as I am raising kids with you.”
Will smiled as he leaned in to kiss her. “Agreed, but the minute Murph goes to college, we’re borrowing your dad’s plane to go to Bali.”
“You’ve got yourself a date, my friend, seventeen and a half years from now.”
He groaned. “Why you gotta put a number on it?”
Cameron laughed. “You’re the one who knocked me up with a third one. It’s all your fault.”
“He was worth it. He’s the cutest.”
“He really is. They all are. Chase and Molly had the best time today, and Mom said the sleepover went well, too.”
“I love seeing all the cousins together and how much fun they have.”
“That’s like a dream come true for me after growing up alone,” Cameron said.
“I’m so glad you have that now. I love seeing you in the thick of things with my family, always in the know about what’s going on.”
“I’m like a weirdo stalker. I know.”
“They love you.” Will stretched his legs out on the ottoman. “What’d you find out about Max and Lexi?”
“That they had a really nice time together this weekend and they’re going to keep in touch. Wouldn’t that be something if they ended up back together after all this time?”
“It would. If you ask me, she’s the reason he’s never really made it work with anyone else. He was really crushed when she disappeared without a word to him.”
“It was because she was sick.”
“We know that now, but at the time… It was rough on him. I was relieved when I heard he was seeing Chloe. She was the first girlfriend he’d had after Lex, and that was years later.”
“I was surprised to hear Lexi was so important to him, and I’d never heard about her.”
“He asked us to stop asking about her. He didn’t know where she was, and he felt that was intentional on her part. It was too hard for him to have to answer questions about her. So we stopped asking.”
“The poor guy,” Cameron said. “That had to be so rough.”
“It was. He’s had a tough go of it with women in general. He seemed so happy to have her there today. I just hope she doesn’t disappoint him again.”
“I liked her a lot. She seemed very genuine.”
