30 The Sky View Gallery had never done this kind of business before. For the next week, Evie was slammed from the moment she walked in the door to the moment she flipped her sign. Her town wanted to show its support in the most material way it could. She appreciated the dollar vote, of course, but mostly she was grateful to be busy. The more she worked, the less she thought about Sean. Theoretically, anyway. Jack Drummond and Belladonna came by the gallery with an official apology from the business coalition. “We want you back, sweet-pea.” Belladonna leaned both elbows on the counter and fixed her purple-ringed, pleading gaze on Evie. “Your resignation is like an open wound in our hearts. We miss you, our dear fearless leader.” Evie snorted. “Now that’s a description I definitely don’