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And the hole in my heart that Michael put there when he told me hated me

However, I’d decided I could live with it

I had to

“I wish you would stay for Thanksgiving,” Krista said

I so back We have the annual Punkin’ Chunkin festival next weekend, and it’s one of the feeekends during the quiet season where I make a lot of money with the tourists”

It was true I couldn’t afford to lose out on that income

“Well, maybe Bailey can stay, then” Dermot winked at my friend

One of the nicest things about the past feeeks was getting Dermot back It had been tense at first (and there were stillwith me more and more

And, unfortunately, flirting shamelessly with Bailey

Bailey rolled her eyes “Once ed”

My brother puffed up his chest “Yeah, to souy who probably doesn’t know his way around a wos, if you knohat I mean”

While Darragh cut hi their uncle Dermot said, I almost choked on a bite of roast chicken

Bailey grinned attwinkle in her eyes

“What?” Dermot frowned

I clearedhow to say it in a way the boys wouldn’t understand “You couldn’t be further from the truth Not only does he, by Bailey’s account, excel at wo but stuffy and boring Oh, and he looks like an underwear model to boot”