*Shelby*

“Oh, my God! Look at you,” Lin shouted as I walked through the front door. “You are so tan!”

She squealed as she pulled me into a huge hug. I wrapped my arms around her and squeezed her back.

“I missed you, Lin,” I said.

“I missed you too. The apartment has felt so empty without you here,” she said, finally letting me out of the hug.

“I bet; how long do you have until you ...