Page 49 of Sunrise

"Little Linly, is that you?" Ned calls out.

"Yes!" I call back, and they quicken their pace to walk our way.

"So, it's true? You and Kade, huh?" He looks at us.

"They weren't at the restaurant," I whisper to Kade before they reach our side.

"Yeah, it's true," I tell him as Kade wraps his arm around my waist.

"Any chance I can get an interview with you two?" Ned asks.

"Ned!" Sarah, his wife, slaps his arm. "She's one of us. Don't hound her."

"It's okay." I look at Kade who nods. "We'd be happy too. You have my number. Call me and we can do it over lunch at the inn."

"Oh, I won't turn down lunch. I'll call you tomorrow," he says, and they walk off without a look back.

"Wow," Kade says once they are out of earshot.

"What?" I ask.

"They treated me completely normal, no gushing, no autographs, just the interview, and okay, call you tomorrow. I'm not used to it."

"This is Seaview, not Hollywood," I remind him.

"Hey, why is it called Hummingbird Island?" he asks.

"Hummingbirds fly south to Mexico in the winter but return each spring. About a week before you showed up, they returned in droves, and we have a hummingbird festival. You can find them all over the island throughout the summer. Many homes will have hummingbird feeders, and the inn even has a few. Apparently, when the island was first inhabited, there were hundreds more of them here. There is still a bunch, but I'm sure the numbers have dwindled since then. They are unofficially protected on the island, so don't mess with them," I warn him.

He nods as we walk back to the car.

"Mind if we make a not so touristy stop?" I ask.

"Of course not," he says and smiles at me.

His smile falters when I pull into the graveyard and make my way over to the side where my parents and Brynn's are.

"I always stop when I'm on this side of town. You’re welcome to join me." I nod up the hill a bit.

He follows me, and I stand with my parents to my right and Brynn's parents to my left.

I smile at Kade as he looks at the headstones.

"I like that they were buried next to each other," he says.

"It only seemed right, but they bought these plots when we were little, so it was their choice," I tell him. "I think they are watching us. Hell, if I know our moms, they might have planned this all out just for some kicks." I shake my head.

"Then they'd get along with my mom because she would do that too. Heck, she tries to play matchmaker to any single person in town," he says. "Favorite memory of them?"

"The day I told them I wanted to take over the inn, and I had applied to the same business school they went to. I'd never seen them so happy. They never pushed me into working at the inn and always let me pick, but that day, they were so happy." I smile, but movement out of the corner of my eye catches my attention.

I look over and find Jasper at his dad's grave.

"Give me a minute?" I ask, and he nods.

I slowly make my way over to Jasper and stand next to him, making sure Kade stays back with my parents.

Jasper looks at me, then back down at his dad.

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