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"There is more to the story than you know"
She frowned "Then tellI can share" I replied and walked away from more questions Hannah had helped ive her access to ot about lunch and went to hauling the ten-pound bags of fertilizer from the trailer to the display area The heat and sweat quickly replaced hts of Dixie and Steel
It was tentilasses were perched on the top of her head and her purse was slung over her shoulder She was leaving
"You don’t realize what you’reup on the past," she said It sounded like she’d been working on that line for hours
I pulled loves off and then lifted my hat from my head to let the breeze hit my forehead, before I responded, "Until you knohat Dixie and I have, don’t juht about that for a moment Hannah didn’t annoy me too much I even liked her at times But at this e without knowing all the facts was beginning to wear on my nerves
"You’ll crush Steel," she said matter-of-factly
It was none of her business, but I had to defend Dixie "He didn’t consider me when he decided to date her"
"But you broke up with her"
I was done having this conversation with Hannah My patience had worn thin
"Again, you don’t know the whole story so please stay out of it Now, excuse ive her ti else I didn’t want to see her face again today As s earlier, she’d ruined it all by sticking her nose where it didn’t belong, trying to hurt the one I loved
While walking to my truck, Hannah called out to me, "I’m here when this blows up in your face"
I didn’t need or want her to be there But I held
When I was finally inside h of relief Tonight, I would see Dixie again We’d meet at the lake and she would beNo secrets Just us I could get through anything knowing that was co Even a dinner with my brothers and a very pissed off Steel
He’d calm down eventually and see this was best for hi for Dixie and face the consequences, but I couldn’t Not yet He needed some time first
Dixie didn’t deserve to be anyone’s dirty little secret and not even protecting Steel justified her becoure out as best for everyone, but that would take soht For noe had our lake I had Dixie And er justme open