Shawn sat down on the blanket he’d found in Bo’s closet and then spread over the sand. He’d rented an umbrella from Celeste, who hadn’t seemed to recognize him, which was honestly fine. She wasn’t the Heartwood sister Shawn was interested in.
And he’d been sitting on the beach for an hour by himself, wondering how he could get Lissa to come join him. In the end, she’d texted him, and he couldn’t help feeling like she didn’t really want to be “just friends” while he was here.
“Pizza,” he said, handing a slice to her after she spread out her towel and sat down.
“Thanks.” She flashed him a smile, and added, “We should go get some cupcakes later. They’re on sale today.”
“I saw the sign,” he said. “How many did you make?”
“A thousand,” she said like it was no big deal. Like normal people w
