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Turning to the men across from me, Kevin extends a hand. “Hi, I’m Kevin.”

Neither man moves for an uncomfortable length of time. Then, Thane finally takes Kevin’s hand. “I’m Thane. This is Lome.”

Lome dips his head but doesn’t reach out to shake Kevin’s hand.

That’s a little rude.

Hoping to ease the awkwardness caused by the brothers’ less-than-polite greetings, I say, “Thane and Lome are visiting from Europe.”

As soon as the words leave my mouth, I frown, a strange realization creeping in.

How do I know they’re from Europe?

Did they tell me?

I don’t remember them mentioning it…

“Europe?” Kevin rocks back on his heels, lookingbetween the two of them. “Were you guys in Greece with Darcie?”

“No, I?—”

“Yes, we were,” Thane interrupts me, his eyes sharp. “But we didn’t have the pleasure of meeting her until recently.”

“Oh.” Kevin nods. “What a cool coincidence.”

Thane presses his lips together. “Indeed.”

Silence descends over the table.

I check the time on my phone, then clear my throat and slide to the edge of the booth. “Sorry, guys, but I need to get going.”

It’s ten-fifteen. Kayla will kill me if I’m late for brunch.

Kevin steps back to give me room to step out of the booth.

“Sorry to hear that,” Thane says, standing and stepping aside for Lome, who follows suit. “It was nice chatting with you, Darcie. I hope you feel better after this morning.”

Lome murmurs his agreement.

I look up at the two tall, broad men standing in front of me and offer a genuine smile.

“Thank you.” Our conversation, while brief, was the distraction I’d been looking for after talking to Dad this morning. I only thought about his cancer once. I’d call that a win. “I hope you two enjoy the rest of your time in Brunswick.”

“I’m sure we will.” Thane dips his chin.

Lome smiles.

I turn to Kevin, but he’s at the register, buying the bag of beans for his mom. I walk over just as he finishes paying.

“Come on.” He holds the door open for me. “Let’s walk to Brick Cottage together.”

I wrinkle my nose. “But it’s cold outside.”

Kevin smirks. “Brick Cottage is only three blocks away.Don’t tell me you’ve gone soft and can’t handle a little snow after living in Greece?”

I bite back a smile. “I can handle it.”

“That’s my girl.”