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Alder

PS: Who wants to host me tonight? I’m stuck in town because of the storm.

Knox

Not me.

He may be brutal, but Knox will always tell you the truth.

Rhett

After the last comment you made about myFIANCÉE?

Alder

I’ll take that as a no.

Rhett

So, he isn’t just funny. He’s smart, too.

The jokes on him. I see my opening.

Alder

You’ll never convince Winnie to stay with you if you keep highlighting all my best traits, Rhett.

Rhett

I laugh. Picking on my little brother is so fun these days, knowing at the end of the day he’s happy and in love.

Baby Lo

We have a couple of rooms left at the hotel.

Alder

Thank you, Baby Lo. You’re my favorite.

Baby Lo

Duh. I was being modest earlier. I’m everyone’s favorite.

Winnie

True. You’re the most precious.

Rhett

100%

Knox

Affirmative.

I roll my eyes, but it’s the truth. Lo, Baby Lo, FlorenceHolloway, is the fan favorite of the Holloway bunch. Being the literal baby of the family, twenty-three to my thirty-six, it’s actually a miracle that she isn’t an insufferable brat. She’s the opposite. Responsible, generous, and the sweetest of us all, she’s also the self-confident woman we all knew she would be. Announcing to my parents that she wanted to run the Holloway Hotel by herself right out of college had us all concerned, not because we didn't think she could do it, but because no one wanted to see her fail. She’s proven that all our concerns were fruitless and has blown us all away with the improvements she’s made to an already flourishing business.

Alder

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