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“Did Nick tell you I stopped by the other night?” Maggie asks, noting the look of surprise on Dani’s face, even with her dark glasses. “I was going to the gym, thought you might like to join me.”

“I’m not really big on gyms.”

“So your husband informed me.”

Another burst of fireworks. “That was really pretty,” Dani remarks.

“You’d see better without the dark glasses,” Maggie says.

“It’s okay. I’m good.”

“Are you?”

“Dani,” Nick calls. “Come give me a hand.”

“Talk to me, Dani,” Maggie says quickly. “I can’t help you if you won’t talk to me.”

“Dani,” Nick calls again, rising to his feet.

Dani takes a last look at Maggie. “No one can help me,” she says.