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game wrapped up, it was sunset, and Brianna figured Cable wouldn't want to go for their walk now. She was trying to hide her frustration and disappointment as she put the game away, when Kira spoke up.
    "Anyone in the mood for appletinis? Brie makes great ones, Cable, though...” She looked him over. “That might not exactly be your kind of drink."
    "Actually, Kira, I think we're going to say goodnight."
    Silence descended on the living room, except for the burbling noises Joey was making with his lips. Brianna wasn't sure what to say. He'd said “we,” right? Everyone turned to look at her. Yep, he'd said we.
    "Um, we were going to go get coffee on the square,” she added.
    "I wanna go! I wanna go!” Joey started bouncing at his mother's feet.
    "No, sweetie.” Kira bent and hefted him to her hip when he turned on the siren. “I think that's our cue to go home."
    "They have a new coffee shop?” Parker asked. He looked at Sophie. “You want—"
    "No.” She grabbed his arm. “We have to go home. Boston traffic, you know."
    "It's Sunday night. It won't be"—Sophie whacked him on the shoulder—"easy to get through town, you're right, we should leave now.” He led the hugging and kissing goodbye, while Brianna endured the significant looks and smug smiles and Cable's amusement. She wondered if this was even worth it.
    A few minutes later, when they were walking in the soft light, with the cool breeze rustling the leaves above them, the dying sun casting that last-ditch, golden glow, she was absolutely certain it was.
    They chatted about school a little until they got their coffees, then strolled around the square.
    "I don't want to always talk about work with you,” Cable said, sipping his espresso. “So tell me something about Brianna. Tell me about the traveling."
    "Geez, you don't want to hear about my piddling travels. You've been all over the world."
    "Yeah, well, it's not the same when you're going for the stuff we were going for. I didn't play tourist very much."
    Brianna mentally kicked herself. “Sorry. I didn't mean to be glib."
    "No, it's okay. No one really understands unless they've lived it. It doesn't bother me. Plus, I want to hear about you, not just about the places you've been. So, what's your goal?"
    She looked up at him. God, he had a gorgeous profile. “Goal?"
    "Some people travel to learn new cultures. Some want to see the sights. Some want to sample the food. What are you about?"
    "Ah. Well, I guess I was looking for adventure.” She waved a hand. “For a while, Brook Hollow felt tame for me. I got restless. It seems to run in the family. My mother kind of had a breakdown a few years ago, took a vacation alone, going where she wanted to go, and it revitalized her and my parents’ marriage. So now she goes every year, making new friends, doing things like white-water rafting.” The breeze blew her hair in her face and as she reached for it, her hand bumped Cable's. He caught the errant strands and tucked them behind her ear. She smiled.
    "Sounds like she'd been bottling it up for a while.” He smiled back. Something wiggled happily inside her.
    "No doubt. It scared us. But it also taught us something, I think. Kira thought she needed the excitement of Boston, but realized she really needed Jake and Brook Hollow. It was almost too late, but they got through. Sophie hated her job and hated the rich playboys she had to suck up to as investors, so she ended up doing a radio show, then Parker joined her. And guess what he was?"
    "A rich playboy."
    "Yep. They still do the radio show, Rant and Rave."
    "I heard them when I was in Boston. I never caught that it was your sister. They're great."
    She beamed. “I know. It's such a bummer that we can't hear them here. Anyway, they found what fulfilled them. I don't think I have yet.” She hesitated, but why bother hiding it? Cable was involved with her family, and he'd get the full picture sooner or later. Or most of it. “I thought it had to be