Autumn Elijah slams the hood of my car down, and I grab my purse and suitcase from the car, locking it up so that no one gets any bright ideas while it’s sitting on the side of the road.I slide into Elijah’s car, sighing with pleasure as the AC blasts over me.“You’re my hero,” I tell him with a smile, and he smiles back.I tell him more about my trip as we head into town, and he tells me what he’s been up to in Sweetwater Lake while he’s been home. Same old, same old really is the way things work in small towns, and it’s cozy and familiar in a way that I like.Elijah takes me to my apartment, pulling up into one of the front parking spaces. “Here you are,” he says, giving me a little bow from the seat. “Safe and sound.”“Thank you,” I say. “Really, you saved my ass today.”“All in a day’s work.”I go to get out of the car, but something makes me pause. It’s the realization that I don’t want this to end just yet. I see Elijah so rarely now that we’re both so busy, and he’s going to
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