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Swan Harbor
Elsa’s Cottage
September 1
8:30 p.m.
Elsa had just unlocked the door to her little cottage and dropped her keys on the side table when her phone buzzed,
Emma: How did today go?
Elsa: Today? Fine, why?
Emma: Fine? Really?
Elsa frowned at the last message, feeling a little like she’d jumped into the middle of a conversation.
Elsa: Why wouldn’t it have been fine?
Emma: Oh, maybe because you saw Tyler.
Crap.
Elsa: There’s such a thing as patient confidentiality, you know?
Emma: Ha! This is Swan Harbor. Gossip often travels faster than cell service.
Elsa: It was actually okay seeing him. Our talks have helped. But how did you know?
Emma: Audrey mentioned it to Leroy who mentioned it to Sadie who told me.
Elsa couldn’t help but chuckle at how her friend, Emma I-
