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The next few weeks after Daisy’s birth passed in a whirlwind. She helped Shelly as much as she could, and she was grateful that their mother had returned to help Shelly with her new baby.
Piper had stayed on at the inn, and she and Noah had become even closer. He was helping her enlist support for the abandoned airport project, and the inn had become a lively center for Piper’s planning meetings.
Ivy had pitched in with ideas, but she wanted this to be Piper’s project. Between caring for her husband, a new niece, and her guests, she had plenty to do. Yet, she would support Piper as she could. She’d learned that she couldn’t do it all. Now, she was beginning to ask for help.
Today, the spring weather was so beautiful—sunny and calm—that Ivy had opened all the windows in her art studi
