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the jerk didn’t seem to notice. He was too busy listening to himself talk. Now, it seemed I was going to have to listen to another one of his long-ass dialogues about the ways of the world according to Why—at.
    “Wyatt, honey, I told you mining wasn’t a good subject.” Megan had said it with such sugary sweetness even Aubrey had to cover her mouth to stifle a laugh.
    “It’s fine, sweetheart. Your brother’s a grown man. I’m sure he welcomes some debate on the topic. Coal is obviously becoming the ugly stepsister in the energy industry. There are far better clean energy resources that are renewable and don’t require sending people below ground. I mean, I can’t imagine the dangers of working in a mine. Every day is a risk when you’re a coal miner.”
    “Then I guess it’s a good thing it’s me going down there instead of you. Although, I’ll bet those bleached white teeth of yours would glow in the dark below ground. You wouldn’t even need a cap light.”
    Megan snarled at me over her piece of pizza. Wyatt just laughed dryly, pretending to think it was funny.
    “That’s O.K., Megan,” Wyatt said in that condescending tone I’d already grown to hate, “it’s hard to hear the truth.”
    Aubrey picked up another slice. She wasn’t saying much or defending Wyatt and Megan. It was rare for her not to rush to Megan’s side. It was obvious she shared my dislike of Megan’s new friend.
    “Well, it’s been fun.” I piled up three slices of pizza and tucked two beers under my arm. Megan watched with bossy crossed arms and a raised brow.
    “Dawson, my man, why don’t you stay here and eat,” Wyatt said.
    The jerk had somehow decided that we were buddies already. Only I still wanted to punch out his perfectly straightened teeth.
    “No thanks.”
    “Jeesh, Dawson, you’re such an ass,” Megan sneered.
    “I know. Some things just never change.”
    I’d gotten lucky enough to get the cabin two doors down. I walked along the path with my dinner and managed to get the door open and shut without dropping a beer or the pizza. I wasn’t completely sure what had made me think this was going to be a good idea. I’d badly needed to get away from Bluefield and the job, but at this rate, I’d be going back feeling just as down as when I left.
    I sat at the little window table that looked out over the beach. Aside from the awesome plane ride, the location had been the best thing about the trip so far. My phone buzzed. I glanced at it. It was Aubrey. She was either trying to get an invite to my cabin to get away from Megan and Wyatt, or she had finally decided she needed to come to Megan’s aid and lecture me about the way I’d acted toward Wyatt. I wasn’t interested in either scenario.
    I pushed the phone aside without looking at it. Moments later, a light knock on my door brought me to the reality that it wouldn’t be quite so easy to ignore either of my sisters because they were only two cabins away.
    I walked to the door and opened it. Aubrey shook her head, and I figured she was ready to jump into the lecture about being an ass to Megan. “You really are something, little brother. You’ve just got women all over the damn place. You haven’t even been in California for two full days, and they’re already knocking at the door looking for you.”
    “What the hell are you rambling on about?”
    She huffed and a strand of dark hair blew off her face. “I’m talking about the odd skateboarding girl in a knitted beanie and scarf who just knocked on our door looking for Dawson Sullivan.”
    “I don’t know anyone here.”
    “That’s what I figured. That’s why I told her I’d come here to see if you were around. See, I’ve got your back, even if you completely deserted me and left me with sugar syrup Megan and Why-at.”
    “Fine. You can stay here for awhile. I’m going back to my pizza before it gets cold.” I turned around.
    “I’ve first got to go tell Lennie that you’re not