Gwen enjoyed the next several days with Teagan. She didn’t bring up his daughter, or his family, or anything that required a hard conversation to be had. Honestly, she was exhausted with all they’d already talked about, and she couldn’t imagine how Teagan felt. He didn’t bring up anything of importance, unless talking her through how beach volleyball was scored as they watched game after sandy game during the championships on Saturday afternoon and evening. The following morning, they were headed back to Carter’s Cove, and then it was back to business as usual at The Heartwood Inn bright and early on Monday morning. Gwen was proud of herself for only checking in with Gordon once, Olympia a couple of times, and Bea a few times. She and Teagan had agreed to some time apart, and he didn’t

