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wherever Willow was, she was sure to be surrounded by people. By the time Juliet had gathered her things and trekked back to the car, her phone started buzzing, with the caller ID showing an unknown caller.
    “Willie?” she answered.
    “Julz? Where the fuck are you?”
    Juliet laughed. “If I tell you, you won’t believe me.”
    “If you say you’re in the hospital, I’ll totally believe you. What did that ass do to you?”
    “Nothing. I left him.”
    There was a second of stunned silence on the other end of the phone. “You did?” Willow sounded hopeful.
    “Yep. Packed up all my old things, left all the pretentious stuff he bought me, and hit the road this morning.”
    “Where are you?”
    Juliet trusted Willow with all her heart, but she didn’t trust Michael Phillips. Not even a little. “Far away. Been driving since the middle of the night.”
    Willow either didn’t notice that Juliet hadn’t told her where she actually was, or didn’t care. “Good for you! I’m so proud of you!”
    “Yah, it feels good. Just didn’t want you to worry.”
    “I was starting to. Thought maybe the dickhead had hurt you for real.”
    “Well, no worries about that anymore. I’ve taken every precaution I can think of. I don’t think there’s a way he could find me.”
    “I’ll keep this number safe. Won’t call you from my own phone. Go full on stealth mode and all that jazz.”
    “Thanks, Willie.”
    There was some muffled discussion on the other end of the phone and Juliet could hear Willow telling someone off. “Hey,” she said, talking to Julz again. “This jerk wants his phone back. You stay safe and keep me informed, k? When you get where you’re going, let me know. I’m gonna need to see you.”
    Juliet said her goodbyes and flipped the phone shut. Crawled into the front seat and curled up after locking all the doors. Part of her couldn’t believe she was going to sleep in her car. The other part found it absolutely thrilling. This was a day of firsts, a day of claiming her life and taking risks. This whole not-having-a-place-to-go thing was just a little bump on the path. Surely, she’d have a bed to curl up in tomorrow.
     
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    After a night of sleeping all cramped up in the front seat of a Hyundai, Juliet’s outlook was slightly less cheery. She groaned as her eyes peeled open, the brilliant morning sun cooking her through the window. She was hot, she was sweaty, and her back hurt. Taking only enough time to clip the leash on Lulu’s collar, she lurched out of the car and was greeted with the splendor of a sunrise over the ocean.
    One deep breath and a huge stretching yawn later and Juliet’s bad mood had begun to evaporate. How could she do anything but smile and sigh in the face of such beauty? All she needed was a cup of coffee in hand and things would be right with the world, for sure. After letting Lulu potty, she rummaged in the back for an energy drink and sighed when she came up empty handed. As much as she hated to start digging into her savings envelope, she couldn’t function on any kind of analytical level until she’d had at least a cup and a half of coffee. She racked her brain, trying to remember if she’d seen a coffee shop anywhere last night and came up with nothing.
    Guess that gives me another chance to go exploring , she thought as she shook her hair out over her shoulders and tried to run her fingers through the tangles. A chance to change her clothes, brush her teeth, and pull her hair back didn’t sound too bad either. She gathered the items she’d need and shoved them in a bag while she opened the doors and let the inside of the car air out.
    Her drive through the streets of Bliss reminded her once again how much she was going to love this place. Sure, there were franchise stores here, but there were also a lot of locally owned places, too. The kind of places people put their heart and soul into. She passed up a Starbucks in search of the perfect deli or