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The next day, Finn drove Lisa to the regional airport, which was about forty-five minutes outside of Jupiter Point. The drive seemed to go absurdly fast. Watching her go back to Houston felt like ripping his heart out. But she was doing what she had to do. He couldn’t keep her, all he could do was support her. So he kept the tone light, teasing her about all the things she was leaving behind by returning to Houston.
“Are you sure you have no last-minute messages for Annika? Want me to get her autograph for you? She’d probably sign a copy of that article for you.”
“Ooh, something for my scrapbook.” She rolled her eyes. “Tell her that working with her was the greatest privilege of my professional life. And also, tell her to watch her back.”
“Say what?”
“Inside joke. She’ll get it.”
