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remember and leave her once more.
     
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    The two couples sat at a table outside a local pizza joint, Lenny’s Place. A soft breeze caressed Tess’s face as she and Mike and Emma told Ben the story of how they met. Since she knew the tale by heart, she took the time to observe tourists coming and going from the little seaside shops. Families packed up their gear from the beach to head back to their cars. She loved the little beach town, and as much as she missed her family in San Diego, knew that a smaller community like this was more her speed. Her eyes wandered to Ben, who was listening to Mike and Emma and laughing at all the right places in the story. Could he ever be happy here? He loved a big city. Initially, he was offered a police job in a small town like this but turned it down because he knew there’d be more action in a big place.
    His eyes moved to hers, causing goose bumps to form on her arms.
    “Are you cold?”
    “No.” Her voice sounded lame.
    “So you guys met at church,” he said, turning his attention back to Mike and Emma. “That’s nice.” He took a bite of pizza then wiped his mouth with a napkin.
    “Do you go to church?” Emma started to put a piece of pizza crust in her mouth but stopped halfway. “Sorry. Stupid question. I keep forgetting about the whole, not-having-your-memory thing.”
    He smiled. “It’s okay.”
    “You should come with us tomorrow.” Mike looked from Ben to Tess. “Tess goes to the same church.”
    Tess’s pulse quickened. Having him hang out with her and her friends was tough enough to get used to, but she wasn’t ready for all the questions that would come if she showed up at church with him.
    She relaxed when Ben said, “That’s nice, thank you. But I think I’ll spend some time down at the police station trying to see if I can find some help with any information on who I am.”
    Tess fought back tears over Ben searching for answers when all she had to do was tell him. She couldn’t handle it. He had to know the truth. She was just opening her mouth to speak when Emma cut her off.
    “Hey, you guys want to see a picture of Tess in the bridesmaid’s dress I chose?”
    Tess’s eyes got wide and she leaned forward to grab for Emma’s iPhone, which she now extended toward the guys. In a swift move, Emma pulled it away and said, “Excuse me, my dear friend, but it is my wedding and my choice to show whoever I want whatever pictures I want.”
    “Hmph. I didn’t realize you’d turned into bridezilla all of a sudden.” Tess leaned back in her chair, accepting her fate. “But you’re in those pictures too. Mike can’t see your dress until the wedding day.”
    Pulling her hand back, Emma frowned. “You’ve got a point there.” Her face brightened. “But Ben can see them, right?”
    Tess glared at her friend, hoping the guys wouldn’t see, but Emma was so engrossed in handing over her phone to Ben she didn’t notice.
    Finding himself in the middle of a somewhat mellow catfight, Ben looked unsure of what to do. He looked to Mike for help.
    Mike just laughed and said, “Go ahead. If she wants to show you pictures, that’s fine with me.”
    Ben wiped his hands on his napkin and reached out for the phone, careful not to turn the screen towards Mike, who took a sip of his soda and grinned at Emma. Tess shook her head. Man, the guy had it bad. A part of her was jealous, though. Ben used to look at her the same way.
    Ben focused on the pictures and smiled. “You both look beautiful.” Then his smile faded, and Tess leaned forward to touch his arm.
    “What is it? What’s wrong?”
    He looked into her eyes and said, “I remember.”

 
     
     
Chapter 5
     
     
    Ben looked at the photo on the phone screen. Tess’s sea-green eyes stared back at him, her smile bright. She and Emma had their arms around one another, Emma’s face glimmering with bridal excitement. A vision flashed before him of a woman in a similar dress. It was blue, and her