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Aspen snorted, then blushed forher hands froht "Wellthank you"

I s adorable "Have I told you how glad I am that Noel introduced us?"

She dropped her hands fro the first feeeks I’d known Noel Gaht he was a creepy cheater who didn’t even bother to hide his wedding ring because every ti onme all kinds of oddball questions about whatever story I was on"

Aspen let out a delighted sht and toldat Forbidden ‘I think you’ll like her,’ he said And all he added was, ‘she reads’ So I told hi We could have totally different taste in books"

"Well, he definitely made it a point to find out exactly what stories I liked h, Aspen pushed back fro to the cabinets where she already had dough rolled out on the counter As she started to cut it into strings, she said, "I told him one time--just one tiirl friend I could shop with, or go to the salon and gossip with, maybe chat about books with I had no idea he’d make it his new life mission to find me one"

I nodded "That explains why he once asked et my hair done"

Aspen dropped the knife on the counter and whirled to faceopen "He did not"

"He so did" When she merely blinked, I said, "I think it’s adorable that he started vetting woh to make friends with his woman, just because she wanted one"

"He’s definitely so," shein her eyes told me how honored she really was by what he’d done

"He loves you," I said, feeling an ache rise fro in ht before adding, "You’ll find that so not to"

I already have, I didn’t tell her

I was kind of tereat love story I’d never told her about my summer six years before I’d never told anyone But Aspen Gairl friend I’d ever had in the past few months, and if I were to confide in anyone, it would be her

But so held uy when you’d just been dumped by another

Any other promises? I’d asked him that day, the last tied hiain

Yeah, he’d said, grasping a piece of ered in his eyes and his lips trerinned at me Don’t ever cut your hair short

I’d wanted him to ask me to wait for him I planned on it anyway, but he’d wanted to be cute and try to say so to make me smile I’d burst into tears instead, and my father and the sheriff had walked into the office where they’d had Knox tied up and restrained

I have no idea what happened to hi frorew suddenlyfor hio, when he should’ve gotten out of prison He’d made his own bed when he’d done what he’d done So as I still granting hi to fall in love with other men like Cam? Well,et a haircut," I announced "Like chop it all off Make it super short"

"Oh, but you have thein my expression must’ve alerted Aspen not to finish her sentence She tactfully cleared her throat "Sure, whatever you want, Felicity You know I’ll support any decision youmore defeated than before "But I should probably find a place to stay for the night first"

Man, my priorities were out of whack I was such a mess