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mouth into a half smile. “My turn for the silent treatment?”
    Danica held on to the sides of the seats as the bus rumbled over the bumpy roads. She slid in next to Blake, and he reached his arm around her. She settled against his chest and closed her eyes and began to count. One, two, three, four... There really was something calming about counting to ten.
    “Just give her some time,” Blake whispered. “She’ll come around.”
    “I know my sister, and this is just the tip of the iceberg.” She turned in her seat and gave Kaylie an icy stare, which Kaylie expertly ignored. She leaned back against Blake and thought about how quickly the day had changed. She’d been so safe and warm with Blake in the hotel room. She’d felt so loved and happy, and that happiness had seemed so easy. But as she mulled over the events of the morning, she realized that she’d brought this on herself. She should have told Kaylie about connecting with Lacy sooner, but she also knew how painful that would have been. Once again, she had to get herself out from in between Kaylie and everyone else. How did she keep ending up in this middle place? At least their mother would be there tomorrow. Oh God. Mom . If seeing them was this hard for Kaylie, it would be pure torture for their mother.

    Awkward didn’t begin to describe their walk through the town shops. Chaz kept his gaze trained on the sidewalk, and Danica felt like she was walking a tightrope between Kaylie and their father. Only Blake and Lacy tried to pull the others into their attempts at light banter, and even those fell on deaf ears. Tension had sealed everyone’s lips, resulting in an uncomfortable silence. Danica desperately wanted to get her father alone to hear what had transpired with Kaylie, but every time she hung back, Kaylie dragged her off in another direction. Finally, while Kaylie texted their mother about the kids, Danica was able to corner him outside of a souvenir shop.
    “Dad, how did things go with Kaylie?”
    He shook his head.
    “Oh no, that bad?”
    He turned to her with hurt in his eyes, and it was a look that Danica recalled from the one time she’d ever failed a test. He had that same look of disappointment in his eyes—disappointment in himself, like he had failed as a parent—and it incited the same sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach.
    “She wouldn’t even talk to me,” he said.
    “You know Kaylie. This will take her a while to navigate, but give her time. Don’t give up on her.”
    “Give up on her?” Her father took her arm and guided her farther away from the others. “Danica, I would never give up on her, or on you. Is that what you think of me? That I gave up on you?”
    “Dad, no. That’s not what I meant.” Is it? No sooner had she gotten the words out of her mouth than she knew the damage had already been done. Her father was already walking away, his head hung low, his thin shoulders curled forward. In his dress pants and short-sleeved button-down shirt, he looked much older than his fifty-eight years. And that, even more than the disappointment, tugged at Danica’s heart. Time was slipping by like sand whisked away in the wind; each year they missed seeing each other was another year lost.
    Her father disappeared into the back of the shop and Kaylie came into view. She felt Blake sidle up to her.
    “Sweetness, I saw a little alcove over there that we can slip into for a quick make-out session.” Blake’s eyes were lit with mischief.
    She was too busy watching Kaylie stalk Lacy to respond.

    Chapter Six
    “What did Mom say about my favorite niece and nephew?” Danica walked with Kaylie into a small boutique next door while the others lingered behind.
    “They’re excited to see us tomorrow. Lexi didn’t sleep well last night. Mom said she got up and was just fidgety, so she finally put her in bed with Trevor, and she fell right to sleep.” Kaylie watched the others approach. “I just hate letting them sleep