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were only teasing.
    Abby sat down on the couch beside her. “Maybe we’ve gone a bit far, but no one’s saying you’ve done anything wrong. We’re very happy for you. Getting a great job with more money than I could possibly pay is what you needed to get ahead, and we respect that. You’ll be an amazing asset and Jordan knows it, even if he’s never seen you in action. And you’ll be able to do more for you and the girls. Maybe get out of Prossers Bay occasionally and see a bit more of the world.”
    Megan laughed. “I couldn’t imagine travelling far with Mia and Cody on my own. Anyway, I did have a life before I came to Prossers Bay. I’ve traveled plenty, and I don’t feel a burning desire to do it like I once did.”
    “You’ve never talked that much about your other life.” Jeanne, keen to hear more, sat on the other side of Megan.
    “I told you that I was in event management, based in Sydney. I had to organize and orchestrate all sorts of functions around Australia.”
    “Yes, you did, and that the twins’ father was your boss,” Abby offered.
    “And that the loser walked away from you when you were pregnant,” Stephanie added bluntly.
    Megan sipped at her wine and smiled ruefully. “Well, he didn’t walk away, exactly. Not in the beginning. He simply ignored me, refused to talk about babies and the future. Our future, to be precise. And he eventually stopped coming home.”
    “So you came back here,” Jeanne said softly from the chair opposite them.
    “Where else could I go? I grew up here. I went to school with Stephanie, and the two of us shared that house with Abby for years, and then, being Abby’s best friend, you made us a foursome, Jeanne. A team, something I couldn’t find outside Prossers Bay. No matter how I tried. Friends aren’t the same in a big city, let me tell you. As soon as they knew I was pregnant, it was as if I had a disease. People I thought of as friends stopped inviting me out, or even visiting. Not that I felt like socializing. I was so tired and lonely, waiting up all hours for Callum, who began working late. At least that’s what he said. I don’t care now, but at the time it was like I’d been abandoned. Without any relatives around, there was only one choice. I came home to my family – you guys.” She toasted them and it seemed, by the tears in their eyes, that they all felt the same way.
    She rubbed her palm across her face. “I was just so lucky, with this shack of my grandmother’s still being leased, that Jeanne had a vacancy in one of the cabins, and that Abby had a job available after the twins were old enough to leave.”
    “You could have stayed with me. We could have split the rent and you’d have had income from this place,” Stephanie mused.
    “I know, and I was grateful to you for the offer. But let’s be honest. You and two babies wouldn’t have been a happy marriage. Not when you live over the local craft store, in two tiny rooms that we’d all have to share.” She shivered at the idea of it. This place was barely big enough as it was, but at least it had separate bedrooms.
    “Anyway, you managed on your own, which is amazing.” Abby clinked glasses again.
    “I had you guys, so I wasn’t totally going it alone.”
    Jeanne sighed. “Just accept a bit of praise from people who know what juggling a family and work is like.”
    “I have nothing to offer on that score. Anyway, I’m dying to know what you thought of the resort,” Stephanie demanded.
    “It’s just gorgeous. The layout is exceptional, and done so that the natural fauna and buildings blend and don’t upset the aesthetics of the place. It’s been planned for every comfort, and set out so that you can mix with other guests or enjoy privacy in your own little piece of paradise.”
    “Listen to you, sounding like a travel brochure,” Stephanie teased. “Did you check out the spa?”
    Megan sighed, dreamily. “Whatever you’ve been told couldn’t do it justice.