Immediately the car stops, my eyes roam the wide environment, searching for any sign of Travis—but I don’t spot him anywhere. What does he even look like now? It’s been years of avoiding each other, years of pretending the other doesn’t exist, and now we’re forced back into the same space.I take a deep breath, gathering every ounce of confidence I have. If anyone should be embarrassed, it should be him—not me.“Let’s settle in,” Mom says, climbing out of the car.I follow suit, pulling my luggage from the trunk.Mom walks over to Dad, and he immediately opens his arms, letting her lean into him while Uncle Zachary digs out their bags alone. I shake my head. “You both should be helping Uncle Zachary unpack instead of acting all lovey like you haven’t been together for the past twenty hours.”Mom laughs. “Fred, your daughter is such a sadist. Where did she get these traits?”I roll my eyes, dragging my luggage toward the house. “Definitely not from either of you,” I mutter as I march in
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