“I bet you say that to everyone,” Sarah said, giving Terry a hug.
Terry didn’t skip a beat, giving a feisty tilt of her head. “Maybe. But you’re all my favorites for different reasons.”
“I’ll take it,” Sophie said as she was engulfed in Terry’s embrace.
“Your usual table?” Terry asked as she pulled back, and the girls nodded. They had been coming every Wednesday since the beginning of the school year after they’d met during a parent teacher conference and had hit it off.
Sophie was the kind of teacher for Tommy that Sarah had dreamed of—smart, attentive, willing to go that extra mile, warm, and above all, friendly.
So many people who lived in Red Maple Falls were born and raised, and Sarah found it hard to make friends. She felt like everybody was already settled with their lives and
