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It had been a few days since I’d last come to town, and today, I had a meeting with Dan at the diner. I wasn’t thrilled about it—after all, it was the place that always felt too small and too much like a relic from my past. But the truth was, it was one of the few places in town where you could actually get decent coffee. Amber was working again, and I knew that if she was there, it wouldn’t be a peaceful meeting. I braced myself as I stepped inside. Sure enough, she was behind the counter, her eyes flickering over to me as soon as I walked in. That sharp, condescending look that made my blood boil was plastered on her face, and I couldn’t help but roll my eyes. She was still the same bitter, mean-spirited girl she’d been when she was a teenager. I’d always wondered why she had hated me