The croissant place smelled so peaceful and calming, like sugar, butter, and freshly baked goods. Samantha hadn't realised how much she'd missed this.She'd been cooped up in Jason's house for so long, with his weird staff and white rooms that reminded her of hospitals, that she now enjoyed the sound of plates clinking, and casual chatter bubbling around her.Just New Yorkers being New Yorkers, life was happening without her having to overthink or survive or anything like that.Lily looked right at home, perched on the edge of her chair with her sunglasses pushed up into her hair, with her coffee cup cradled between her hands like she owned the entire café."I still can't believe you convinced him to let you out," Lily laughed, stirring her latte with a knowing smile. "Samantha? Batting her eyelashes and saying, "Pretty please?" The old you would've been so shocked."Samantha's cheeks flushed. "It wasn't like that at all...""I know exactly what it was like. I was there, I saw it, the
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