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Caroline laughed and said, “Nothing.”

Then, she messaged Enid the same question. She knew Enid was busy with her group project, so she’d expected to wait for a response, but just a few minutes later, her phone alerted her to a text.

Enid Becker: I think she would give Timmy a chance, but Frank secretly loves Miranda, so he might put up a fight.

Caroline smiled.

CHAPTER 27

“Yeah, so you need to make sure to add this to it. If you do that, you’ll end up saving a few bucks every time you order,” Enid said.

“But I don’t need that many brochures,” Melinda replied. “We hardly go through them in the office. Everything’s booked online now. I get a few walk-ins, yeah, but they usually just look and put the brochures back when they’re done. I think I do one order a year.”

“Okay. Then, I’d suggest stopping that altogether and just investing online instead. You can use that money to post ads on travel sites or social sites. Do you put these brochures around town at all?”

“Jill usually does that. She’ll take four or five of them with her on a few tours a week and drop them in stores that let her.”

“Okay. So, keep doing that, and invest this money into online ads,” Enid suggested. “I’m no expert, but I’ve taken a class in it, so I know a few things. I can set something up for you if you want.”

“We’ve got one running on the New Orleans tourism site.”

“How much does that bring in?”

“Not much,” Melinda admitted. “It’s not that expensive, though, either. I think I break even for the most part.”

“That’s probably because no one goes to that site but maybe old people,” Enid replied with a laugh.

“I’m sure you’re right,” Melinda said, laughing a little as well. When her phone rang, she added, “One sec.” She picked it up. “Oh, hey, Myra.”

Enid returned her attention to the computer. She’d done the payroll test for Melinda earlier and had gotten it right, and Melinda had been impressed because it had taken Enid less time to do it than it normally took Melinda. They’d been sitting in the office for over an hour now, talking about a few other things Enid might be able to help with.

“Okay. Sounds good. We’ll see you for dinner, then,” Melinda said into the phone. “I’m sure she’s great,” she added before saying goodbye and hanging up. “Sorry,” she said to Enid. “That was Myra.”

“Myra?”

“Oh, I forget that you’re new here, so you haven’t been following the story of our house renovations. We should just have a TikTok or an Insta account to do time-lapse stuff about it. Myra is our contractor. Well, shewas. Is. Anyway, she still is, but she’s also a friend now.”

“Your contractor is your friend?” Enid asked.

“I know.” Melinda laughed. “And she did an amazing job. She did everything on time and didn’t go over budget. That is a miracle. She’s also really nice, and we’ve known her for about a year and a half now. She’s coming to the wedding, too.”

“I don’t know that I ever thought a contractor would be invited to a client’s wedding. You usually hear horror stories. My parents had their bathroom redone recently, andthatwas a nightmare. My dad isn’t handy at all, so they needed a pro, and that pro took twice as long as they’d said they would and went way over budget.”

“We found ourselves a good one, I guess,” Melinda replied. “We have a double date with her tonight. She said she’s not sure about this woman and wants our opinion. They’ve only gone on a few dates.”

“Sounds like fun,” Enid said.

“Should be. So, how’s Caroline?”

Enid laughed at the change in subject and said, “She’s good. We’re together now.”

“Together? Already?”

“I know.” Enid laughed a little. “Feels fast, but not at the same time. I only want her, and she only wants me.”

“I felt the same way about Kyle, so no judgment from me. Kyle and I were just a lot older when we met. Caroline’s young, right?”

“She’s turning twenty-one in a few days. And we both wanted to be exclusive. I think me dating Jill in the beginning and knowing that I really only wanted Care had something to do with it for both of us.”

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