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Nina had lived in three places in her life, Detroit, Tucson, and Kilby. They each had their advantages, but none of them had an ocean. Which meant that San Diego was now her favorite place in the world—of the places she’d seen. Dwight took her to La Jolla to see the sea lions, they watched the surfers in Ocean Beach, rode an old wooden rollercoaster. It was a perfect day, lacking only one thing—Jim.
But the fact that he intended to propose to her cast a golden sheen over everything. The world seemed to celebrate with her—the ocean sparkled, the pelicans croaked, the sea lions rolled in the waves, everything filled with joy, just like her heart.
At the appointed time, they drove to the airport to pick up Trevor and Jim, even though Trevor had left his car there.
“This will be perfect
