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"No" I shook my head fiercely "It’s none of their business Ryan, what happened to you was private Besides, II’ll never break that pro his line back out into the water

I picked uppole and clipped a little bobber to the line I didn’t want hi alone, so I castposition in the boat If I caught a fish, the bobber would dip down into the water

Two minutes later I had a nibble and reeled in the first catch of the day Another bass was on the line Ryan took the fish off the hook for me I was too bundled up tothe little fish up close "Okay, that’s two days in a row that you caught the first fish," he jeered

"Jealous much?" I teased "You’ll catch the next five anyway"

"I’m about as jealous as you are," he said flatly With a quick flick, he tossed my little fish back in the water

"Taryn, I want you to pro" He looked at me until our eyesyou read or hear about h I wasn’t exactly sure what I was going to say

"Just promise me," he insisted

"I promise," I vowed

"If you have any questions or you want to know so, you ask me first before you believe any of the trash, okay?" His face twisted in anguish

"I will"

"Good" His expression relaxed slightly, but I could tell he was still deep in thought

Myin h – if our friendship was strong enough – for me to ask Does he have different wo several wo up his freedo out on this beautiful lake I kneas living in some psychotic fish bowl, under constant scrutiny Do I dare bring up any touchy subjects?