Forever on the Bay Spotlight and Excerpt

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EXCERPT

Cassie stewed for a few minutes about his attitude. But stewing didn’t help. “I want to be friends, too, like
you said. So I promise not to make any more moves on you.”

He looked sideways at her. “You do, huh?”

“I do. I don’t want to hurt our friendship.” She was telling the truth about that, too. Having Evan in her life
mattered, even if there would be no more delicious kissing. “It’s important to me, Evan, and…and I think it
would be important to Josh, too. In fact,” she added as the brainstorm hit her, “we should do something fun
together. As friends.”

“What kind of something?” He sounded skeptical.

“I don’t know, like, a book discussion, or a festival, or a wine tasting.” She felt desperate not to lose him,
not to close the door to spending time together. She’d explore the reasons for that desperation later. Maybe.

“Those activities sound pretty date-like.”

“It’s all in how you approach them, right?”

He glanced over. “I guess so.”

“So if I find something like that for us to do…as sort of practice for being just friends…will you do it?” She
didn’t add “for Josh,” because that would be manipulative. But she really hoped he’d say yes. She didn’t want to examine exactly why she hoped that with her whole heart.

He let out a sigh. “Sure, Cass. We can do something as friends. In fact… How about helping me talk to a
bunch of preschoolers this week?”

“You’re talking to preschoolers?”

He grinned, the first genuine smile he’d had on his face all day. “We both are. Since we’re friends. Be
ready, Tuesday at 9 a.m.”