CHAPTER TWO
Von Ryan stood with his twin sister, Hope, in the line of customers at Sweet Caroline’s Cafe. If not for eating a late lunch, his stomach would grumble from the tantalizing aromas of pies, cinnamon rolls, and freshly brewed coffee. Still, he wasn’t up for a long wait. “I had no idea it would be this busy.”
Hope shrugged. “Summer in Indigo Bay means crowded beaches, no vacancies, and jam-packed restaurants.”
Summer was the high season in their small town on the South Carolina coast, but Von hadn’t expected his favorite haunt on Main Street to be so crowded on the first Sunday in June. Mid-summer, yes, when the vacationers were out in full-force. Not on a Sunday afternoon when the Charleston folks would be driving home from a day at the shore.
Von leaned closer to Hope so he
