Setting the scene…
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Saltwater Year
After a sudden firing, a city executive moves to a coastal town for one year. The town has plans of its own.
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Previously
…There was a grace in her stride, an effortless confidence that had always drawn him in, even when he’d tried his hardest to ignore it. As she got closer, he saw the familiar spark in her eyes, the intelligence that could dissect a problem with surgical precision, but today, there was something else there too. A kindness, a vulnerability that made his breath catch in his throat. He stood, his legs feeling oddly unsteady, and for the first time in a long time, Javan felt a spark of hope begin to stir. It was a fragile thing, easily extinguished, but it was there, a tiny ember glowing in the vast expanse of his solitude.