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Although Ryan wasn't always sure if Summer was going to be in or if she would be off somewhere else, sunning and meeting people and doing the things she did to fill her time, he made a point of stopping by to check on her. Even though he'd met a few people in this place, she was still the one tie he had to home, the closest friend he had here. Really, she was pretty much family, like she'd said a few weeks back.
He wasn't any good at lying, but mostly, lately, he'd been omitting. Even if she understood about him and Lucy, talking about it could only bring up thoughts of Marissa, and neither of them were much good at handling that. Sooner or later, though, he knew he had to mention it, if only because Summer was his friend. Besides, eventually, he was bound to slip up and that would only be messy.
Knocking on the door of her hut, he waited.