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she’s everyone’s friend. I don’t know her too well, so don’t get all crazy over this.”
    Ivy sighed. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to get pushy. I’d just love for you to meet someone. You’re an awesome guy, and you’d make a great boyfriend. I’m just glad you noticed someone.”
    Cam chuckled. “Well, let’s call it good enough then. Okay?”
    “Okay,” Ivy said with a laugh. He heard someone’s voice in the background. “Oh, crap! I have to go. I forgot I was driving my friend to pick up her car at the mechanic’s.”
    “No worries. Call when you can.”
    “Okay, I’ll check my schedule and text the dates I might be able to come up there. Bye!”
    The line clicked dead in his ear before he had a chance to reply. Cam set his phone down on the counter and walked to the windows. He heard an eagle screech in the distance and scanned the trees to find it. He’d yet to get accustomed to the sight of eagles here. He saw one or more every day. Last week, Don had asked him to do the dump run, and he’d been floored when he got there and saw eagles everywhere. There were probably a hundred or more in the area. As he looked over the ski slope, a shadow on the snow alerted him to the eagle taking off from its perch in the trees. Its takeoff was slow, given the immense span of its wings. Once it was in the air, it swooped high and dipped down again before flying out of sight.
    With Ivy’s question about staying past the season on his mind, he turned away from the window and made his way downstairs to the kitchen. It was on the early side for dinner, but Delia would have something for him to snack on. Gage was generous with staff and meals were part of the deal, so Cam didn’t have to worry about scrounging up his own meals. As such, he was probably eating healthier than he had in years because of Delia’s cooking.

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    Ginger kicked her feet on the front tire to knock the snow off her boots and climbed inside her car. She’d stopped to pick up the mail before heading home. When she turned the keys to start her car, the engine rumbled, but it didn’t catch. After several more tries, she leaned her head back with a sigh. Her mechanic had suggested she replace her battery before this winter, but she’d ignored him. She hadn’t wanted to bother with it and preferred to wait until she had to deal with it. It’s just that now she had to deal with it, and it was annoyingly inconvenient. It was after five in the evening and she just wanted to go home. The wind was whipping viciously off the water today and snow had started to fall within the last hour. Having grown up here, she had a good sense of when it felt like a big storm was brewing. This was one of those days. The air had felt heavy and scented with snow all day. The clouds were thick and foreboding, and the wind simply wouldn’t quit. With a sigh, she fumbled in her purse for her phone and quickly dialed her mother’s number. When she didn’t get an answer, she left a quick message and stared down at her phone. Usually, the next person she’d call would be Marley, but Marley was literally due to have her baby any day now. Ginger didn’t want to drag her all the way to town for a ride when the weather could get worse.
    The sound of tires rolling across the snow-packed parking lot drew her attention. A black truck pulled up beside her. With the snow, she couldn’t quite see who it was, so she rolled down her window to find Cam waving to her. He rolled his window down as well. “Hey there, how’s it going?” he asked.
    “Fine. You?” While she managed to speak to him, a hot flush washed through her at seeing him again and warmth curled around her heart at having him stop to say hello. That’s how silly she was over him—him simply greeting her fed straight into her annoyingly hopeful heart.
    He shrugged. “Busy, but good. Thought I’d say hi when I saw your car.”
    A blast of icy wind whipped through her car window and she flinched.