A Broken Fate by Cat Mann

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  Ari met me at home after my doctor’s appointment and I made a big family dinner. We were joined by Julia, Rory, August and Collin. August and Collin had moved out in January but we still saw them at least twice a week and every single weekend. They were regulars at Aggie’s house on Sunday and since neither of them cooked, they came over to snag dinner as often as they could. They also used our beach because the stretch of sand in front of their home was usually crowded with sunbathers. Their pool is shared with other people from the condo, too, so they preferred ours … and so on. I didn’t mind. I missed August whenever he was away.