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“I’ll go fill out the lost luggage form.”
    Dad put a hand on my shoulder. “They’ll find it and bring it over. Until then I’m sure you can borrow some clothes from Laney. You’re nearly the same size.”
    “I’ll wear my own.” Borrowing clothes from his girlfriend’s daughter? Not exactly ideal.
    Twenty minutes later we were finally getting into Dad’s rental car.
    I gladly took the passenger seat. Sometimes it was perfectly fine to play the girl card.
    “Cheer up, you’ll get your stuff.”
    “I’m fine. Really.” I certainly wasn’t going to tell him what really had me in a bad mood. There was a strong likelihood that I was going to be facing Glen in just a few hours. Hopefully I could avoid seeing him alone at all.
    “How were your flights?” Dad asked casually. “In the end it worked out that you both got in at the same time.”
    “They went fine. It was nice getting to meet Savannah early too.” Dalton hadn’t struck me as a kiss up. Maybe he was telling the truth.
    “That is nice. I think you guys are really going to have fun this week. We have some great activities planned.”
    Planned activities? That wasn’t something we ever did.
    “Oh, great. I’m excited. This is my first time out in Vail,” Dalton chatted away.
    “It’s probably too late to head out tonight, but tomorrow morning the weather’s supposed to be great.”
    “Great. I can’t wait.” I couldn’t. Despite my dislike of the cold, I did love snowboarding when I was wearing the right gear. I’d stuffed my ski jacket into my carry on. That was a lucky break.
    “How are the rooms going to work?” Dalton asked.
    “That depends.”
    “On?” I asked quickly. This had better not be when my dad told me I’d be sleeping on the pull out couch.
    “Your mom and I thought it might be nice to let the girls have the third bedroom together if you’d be ok with the couch, Dalton.”
    “That’s fine with me. Sharing a room with Laney isn’t exactly my favorite thing.”
    “Great, glad that’s settled.” Dad smiled. “And Savy, you and Laney will be fine. I bet it’s going to be a blast. No keeping everyone up with your giggling and girl talk.”
    I put my head in the palm of my hand. “I wouldn’t worry about that. We’re not twelve.”
    Dalton laughed. I got the sense he wasn’t laughing at me so it didn’t bother me.
    The drive from Denver to Vail was pretty typical. The roads were clear, and despite the extra holiday traffic it didn’t take more than two and a half hours. Even so, I had to go to the bathroom so bad by the time we reached our exit that I wasn’t sure I was going to make it.
    I couldn’t wait until we got up to our room. I ran into the lobby bathroom. Feeling much better, I took a minute to look at my reflection in the mirror. I ran my fingers through my hair to straighten it out, but there was nothing I could do about the dark circles under my eyes. A night of fitful sleep and a day of airports had left their mark.
    I walked out into the lobby where my Dad and Dalton were waiting. “Feeling better?” Dad smiled.
    “Much.” Lost baggage was one thing, but lost baggage and a bursting bladder was another.
    We walked into the elevator, and I tried to ignore the memories that flooded me. The last time I’d gone up in that elevator had been during that night with Glen. Stop I told myself. There is nothing good that could come from going down memory lane.
    We’d barely made it a few steps down the hall when a door flung open.
    “Dalton!” A girl with her long brown hair tied into a side ponytail ran out and hugged Dalton around the waist. “You’re finally here!”
    He laughed. “Hey, Laney.”
    “Hey, you must be Savannah.” She grinned and held out a hand. “I’m Laney.”
    “Hi Laney. Nice to meet you.”
    “Dalton?” A dark haired woman walked out into the hall. She grinned when she saw him and pulled him into a hug. Then she turned her attention to me. “It’s wonderful