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Callie smiled and Vanessa realized she’d spoken the question aloud “Ithe capped end of one of her pens between her teeth “At least I don’t think I have”

“Well, you’ve certainly dated enough of the single men in town to know”

Vanessa flipped her wrist and pointed her pen at Callie “Hey! Six dates in three months isn’t that many”

“Six dates with six different guys”

“Five” Vanessa hadout tith the sa? Besides, not everyone believes in love at first sight I’m irl”

Unlike half of the women in the town’s Newcomers Club, it seems

Besides Callie, two other members—Mallory Franklin and Cecelia Clifton—had also found happily-ever-after in the past few h Mallory claimed she hadn’t specifically reat “Gal Rush” as many of the locals called the arrival of females over the past year or so She’d initially coirl her sister and brother-in-law had adopted from China Then she fell in love with former playboy rancher, Caleb Dalton

“Hey, Jonah!” Nate called out, “Come over and join us”

The man hesitated, but then spun back around and headed across the room toward them, the hard hat now perched on his head with a rakish tilt Callie backed up a few steps toward her fiancé and sent Vanessa a quick wink She grinned in response and followed, happier now that the conversation had shifted away froreed to do

“Welcoet in?”

“Late last night” He switched his travelfrom one hand to the other and shook Nate’s “Very late Hence, the need for coffee”

“There’s always a need for coffee” Nate released him and turned to her and Callie “You remember Callie?”

He nodded “It’s good to see you again”

“You, too, Jonah I bet you’re glad to be home”