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she was only married for one year?”
    Amy resisted rolling her eyes. Sophie had caught Maggie’s ‘ did you know ’trivia. “I don’t know much about her to be honest.”  
    “She doesn’t keep in contact with him anymore,” Sophie said, waving her hand.
    “Who?”
    Sophie hiccupped. “Nick.”
    Tired, Amy carefully looked at her watch before asking, “Who’s Nick?”
    “Her ex, of course.” Sophie eyed Amy. “Did you know I had a major... major… crush on him?”
    “Really!”
    “In fact,” Sophie slurred, “I would say I was in love with him.” She swallowed. “You should have seen him, Amy.” Her eyes lost focus. “He was absolutely gorgeous. Tall, dark, you know, the usual, but he didn’t take himself too seriously.” Sophie focused on the blonde. “The only thing he took seriously was her.” She pointed a finger in Celeste’s direction. “He was madly in love with her but my darling sister thought she’d made a mistake.” Sophie hiccupped. “A pretty big goddamn friggin’ mistake, if you ask me.”
    Sophia pushed a flop of dark hair from her face. “Anyway, he was devastated when they split and tried everything to get the marriage back on track, but it just didn’t happen.”
    Intrigued, Amy asked, “Why did they break up?”
    “All relationships end, Amy,” Sophie said then shrugged.
    Not sure how she should take this information since she would be marrying Josh soon, Amy resisted the urge to open up the conversation. Tonight, she didn’t want to get involved in one of Sophie’s philosophical discussions.
    “Ultimately,” Sophie said. “He changed, I guess. I think it all came down to the fact that he struggled at med school and when he flunked, he couldn’t handle her success.”
    Just then, the Cameron family’s Labrador, Bud, decided to interrupt. Barking, he padded over. Looking for attention, he gently pawed Sophie’s leg.
    “You want something to eat, baby?” Sophie asked. Swaying precariously, she tried to get up from the table. “Don’t worry Buddy boy, I’ll take care of you… Oh…”
    Keeling over, Sophie took Amy with her.

Chapter 5
     

     
    “I wish I’d remembered my hat,” Amy said, pulling strands of hair from her mouth. “I think I’ve managed to eat half the hair on my head this morning.” Breathing in deeply, she looked around. “But it’s worth it. What a beautiful morning.”
    “It’s a shame Josh had to work,” Maggie said, dropping her golf bag at her feet.
    “His boss called looking for information that couldn’t wait until Monday.”
    “Too bad we’re out here and he’s cooped up.”
    Amy nodded. Since moving to Sarasota, Josh’s work was beginning to seriously encroach on their personal life.
    “Do you know we’ve hardly played any golf since we got here?”
    “I know.”
    “Do you know why that is?”
    Amy shook her head.
    “Men,” Maggie whispered teasingly. “You’re rolling over too easy for them. Well, one in particular.”
    “ Me! ” Amy replied loudly. Aware Maggie had not stopped shagging since she got here, she replied indignantly, “What about you!”
    “Shhh,” Maggie said. “Celeste’s trying to play her shot.”
    Suddenly aware of Maggie’s ploy, Amy blushed furiously. She looked over at the brunette and smiled apologetically. Maggie was a good golfer, and because Amy had a similar handicap, they often teased each other. It was routine for them to try anything to get an advantage.
    Celeste smiled then prepared to take her shot.
    “That’s some killer smile she’s got.”
    Amy nodded and watched Celeste take the shot.
    “She’s good,” Maggie said, watching the ball travel down the fairway. “You sure Joshie was right when he said she hadn’t played in a while?”
    “I don’t know.” Amy shrugged. “You asked him.”
    “Hmmm, I expected this round to be easy,” Maggie whispered. “I bet Josh a hundred bucks I’d take her.”
    “Well, there’s your answer,” Amy whispered back