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Sydney on the other hand, hadn t given him the
time of day since Friday morning. He missed her
desperately and wished he could do something to
bring back the warmth behind her brittle smile. But
as long as she refused to forgive him or trust him,
there wasn t much he could do.
He thought about his promise to leave after
Cassie s birthday trip. It looked like she would be
holding him to that; she didn t show any signs of
relenting so far. He had explained himself, told her
that he loved her and that he would never have
taken Cassie from her. If she couldn t bring herself
to believe in him then& well& he wondered how long
it take for him to get over it .
I m going to go for a walk, he told Cassie,
releasing her. The beach is just a few blocks from
here, so I think I ll head that way, you want to
come?
Not just yet, yawned Cassie. I m still a bit
tired and I want to unpack. Then I want to go
shopping before lunch. But I will be ready for
swimming this afternoon.
I bet you will, brat, laughed Ryan. A good
looking date is something to look forward to isn t
it?
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Well sure, responded Cassie, her eyes
twinkling. Just wait until YOU see Sydney in a
bikini, she teased. Your tongue will be dragging
on the sand and it will be my turn to laugh then.
Is that right? Ryan turned away then and
headed for the kitchen door. I ll certainly look
forward to that. He sent her a quick smile as he
closed the door behind him, but not before Cassie
saw the hurt that flashed across his face.
She pondered that for a moment and wondered
what was going on. Come to think of it, Ryan and
Sydney had barely spoken to one another since
Friday night. She had been so wrapped up in her
own misery; she hadn t paid much attention to
anyone else. Was something wrong between Ryan
and her sister? She remembered that Sydney had
not left a note for Ryan that day& and then wouldn t
talk about it. Poor Sydney, her own sister had
overlooked her troubles!
Cassie cleaned up after herself and rinsed
Ryan s coffee cup out in the sink and stuck it in the
dishwasher. She looked up when she heard the
kitchen door open again. It was Bess.
Good morning, Cassie, smiled Bess. It was a
truly gorgeous sunrise on the beach this morning.
You missed it by sleeping in.
That s okay, I m not much of a morning
person, said Cassie. She hesitated. Bess?
What s wrong between Sydney and Ryan?
I think you better ask Sydney that, replied
Bess gently. She s not too far behind me, she was
watching the sunrise too.
I was going to go unpack, but maybe I ll just
wait and go find her, she said worriedly gnawing
her lip. I ll see you later. Cassie heard Dan s
deep tones greeting Bess as she slipped out the
kitchen door.
Frannie s house was located a few blocks from the
beach on the outskirts of town and Cassie enjoyed
the walk. She paused at the sand s edge, looking
for her sister. She didn t see her, although there
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were a few other people walking around and near
the edge of the surf.
Some people were already setting up umbrellas and
hauling coolers out of the back of trucks, getting
ready for a sun filled day on Perth s legendary
beaches.
Disappointed, she turned to go back to Frannie s
home. She would just have to talk to Sydney later,
but she would talk to her! She was just rounding
the corner of the first block when she saw Sydney
standing just inside an open shop door.
Sydney! she yelled and waved as Sydney
walked out of the shop and turned down the street.
Sydney paused as she heard her name being
called and turned around to see Cassie headed
towards her looking grim and determined. What s
up now, she wondered.
As Cassie jogged up to her sister, she blurted
out, Tell me what s wrong between you and
Ryan& please?
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Chapter Seventeen
It was almost a year later and Paul Roglund was
in Ryan s home rifling through his son s CD storage
when he came upon Sydney s CD. He rubbed his
chin. It just confirmed to him that his son was still
carrying a candle for young Sydney.
He sighed and shook his head. Maybe he should
try to talk to him again& but Ryan was very
stubborn. After a brief explanation to his father
when he returned, he had closed the door on
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