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anymore.
                After safely
landing, I got off the plane and took my first step on Georgia soil in eleven
years.  I took a deep breath.  The air still smelled the same, it was
comforting.  I immediately felt at ease, which was a little unsettling. I
started to walk toward the baggage claim, turning on my cell phone and
preparing to check my messages. But, before I could do that, in the distance, I
heard a high pitched voice squealing, “Oh, honey, look, there she is!  She’s
here!  Lilly!”

Chapter 2
           
Family Dinner
     
                I looked to
the left and saw my baby sister Violet smiling and waving, with a very handsome
man standing next to her, his arm wrapped around her waist.  I assumed it was
her fiancée.  At this point, I had never met him.  I quickly walked over to
her.  “Oh my goodness, Violet, hi!” I said, surprised.  I wasn’t expecting
anyone to meet me when I got off the plane. 
                “Oh, Lilly,
I’m so glad you are finally here!  My wedding will be perfect now, everything
is just perfect,” she said, stepping away from Mr. Handsome and pulling me into
a tight hug.  “I’ve missed you so much!”
                I hugged her
back, and in that moment, I realized how long it had really been since I had
seen her. I had obviously seen her when the family would fly to California to visit
me, but the last time I was in Glenbrook, she was only eleven years old.  I
pulled back and looked at her.  She was so beautiful.  Still the same long
blonde hair, but lighter than the last time I had seen her.  Same big blue
eyes, same sweet smile, same energetic personality.  We looked absolutely
nothing alike.  I looked just like Daddy, and Violet looked just like our mom. 
Daisy, my middle sister, was the perfect mix between both my parents with
Daddy’s dark hair and Mama’s blue eyes.  I had dark hair, jade green eyes, and
was a little thicker and curvier than she was. Violet looked like a model.  I
suddenly felt a tad self conscious.  Anyone meeting her the first time would
think she was either the head cheerleader or the homecoming queen when she was
in high school.  And they would be right.  And now, she really had seemed to
have it all, including a huge rock on her left ring finger and a handsome
husband-to-be.  “Vi, I have missed you too. Look at you, you are stunning!” I
said, taking her left hand into both of mine.  “Ooh, this must be the ring!
Wow, look at this thing, its breathtaking!”
                Mr. Handsome
smiled, and said, “No, she is breathtaking. This ring pales in
comparison.”
                Violet smiled
at him for a brief moment, and turned back to me.  “Oh, I’m so sorry, where are
my manners? Evan, this is my sister Lilly Harrington, the big fancy chef from
California,” she said, still beaming at me.  “And Lil, this…,” she said,
snaking her arm around his waist, “…is my Evan.” Violet looked up at Evan
adoringly, and he widely smiled back.  Great, now I’m smiling.  It was
impossible not to instantly get caught up in their joy.
                I extended my
hand to him. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Evan,” I said.
    He
took my hand in his, and smiling, he pulled me into a warm hug.  “No need for
handshakes, we’re family now,” he said, and released me from the hug, still
holding my hand. “And the pleasure’s all mine, Lilly.  I’m Evan Sanderson. 
Violet has been talking of nothing but you for weeks.  I am so glad to finally
get the chance to meet you.  You are pretty famous around here.”  I have never
been greeted by someone for the first time like that before.  Looking at him
now, I can see why Violet is crazy in love with him.  Sandy blonde hair, blue
eyes, and wide, killer smile. Wow, this guy seems incredible.
    I
looked at Violet, who was still beaming, and said, “Wow, you know what? I