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“How do you know that?”

“I’m an advisor to the club Some of these kids need direction Plus, it’s fun”

That surprised her “What else do you do for fun in your free ti out at the trap club My cousins Colt and Kane ropedfootball and basketball gaed “I’d rather do just about anything than stay home by myself That ain’t fun”

“That’s completely the opposite of the way I am I’d hole up in my condo in Dallas all the time, if I could”

“You love your place that o

Tell kissed her forehead “Well, I aie your antisocial ways now that you’re back here in the Wild West”

“And force me to have fun”

He grinned “Yep By any means necessary”

They wandered to the concession stand hand in hand Tell struck up a conversation with the couple ahead of theia finally asked, “I’m sorry Do we know each other?”

“I doubt you’d reether and Mr Larkin partnered us for—”

“Tennis,” Georgia finished “We got second place I remember that You’re Allison”

“Yes And I was friends with RJ” She sain, everyone was friends with RJ”

“My brother did have a knack for knowing everyone when he walked into a roo of sadness surfaced “Yeah He was”

Tell squeezed her hand

But the encounter was a pointed and poignant reminder to her that this small-town stuff didn’t appeal to her Where everyone knew her sad family history Where everyone paid attention to her purchases in the local grocery store, gossiping that she’d bought num condoms and a raunchy ro city than infa seeed Happyon heirlooether Reliving the types of ia had such a sense of disquiet she abruptly let go of Tell’s hand

Tell frowned “You okay?”

“Ah, yeah, I’ to use the facilities”

And she fled

Maybe this hadn’t been the best idea

Georgia had been skittish all night When she wasn’t ignoring everything and everyone around her