Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Sarah and Liam navigate a week of separation while he's in Seattle, culminating in an unexpected return and a confrontation at the bookstore about the true circumstances of his departure 22 years ago, leading to a pivotal decision about their future.
The week stretched like taffy, thin and sticky, each day pulling Sarah in directions she hadn't anticipated. She woke each morning to the notebook on her nightstand, its worn cover a beacon of hope and fear intertwined. She'd flip through a few pages before getting out of bed, tracing the lines of Liam's sketches, the way he'd captured her smile from memory, the slight tilt of her head he'd always teased her about.
Brenda came by the bookstore on Tuesday, flour still dusting her apron, a tupperware container of cinnamon rolls in her hands. "You're thinking too loud," she said, setting the container on the counter. "I could hear it from across the street."
Sarah laughed, a sound that still felt rusty. "I'm not thinking at all. That's the problem."
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