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“What about you? You seeing anyone? What happened to that sheriff fella?”

I winced Why did I tell o You know that”

“He sounded like a good guy Never understood what happened there”

He was lying He knehat happened there And it was mean of him to ood I couldn’t take it”

Dad flicked me a dark look “Dahlia”

Exasperated, I shrugged “Why should I talk about my personal life if you won’t talk about Mom?”

“Do you have a personal life?”

“Dad!”

“Well, do you?” He dropped his fork and looked ht in the eye, which should have prepareddivorced He’s just waiting on it finalizing”

Pain and longing crushed my chest, and I looked away

“You’ve both been unhappy for a long time You need to sit doith him and talk”

My dad: matchmaker “Dad—”

“He’s a goodyou had someone like him at your back”

Michael was a good man But he wasn’t my man “He’s not for me”

“I want you to be happy”