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Because Celeste Beauest son, Wesley

Wesley, who had been Sera’s best friend growing up Wesley, who had fathered her child Wesley, who had died hating her

Sometimes she could still see him and the way he’d looked at her that day Sometimes she could barely remember what he looked like She couldn’t decide which orse

She forced the dark thoughts fro at a funeral alwaysthe word Aret away from her

She was the reason he’d died

“See, he’s got a good job,” her“A carpenter always has work”

“I don’t know,” Hallie replied in a way thatWhile she’d been lost in the guilt well, the conversation had gone dohole other path “It’s been ht be like diving into the deep end of the pool when she’s forgotten how to swim”

“Nah, Sera can handle hiht not want to because she’s an independent woman and I’ve been told they don’t like to be set up on dates Apparently they like to troll bars and find men all by themselves”

“She was having a beer,” Lisa shot back like this was a orn argu for a date And you should keep your nose out of Roxie’s business She hasn’t arrested you in a while I think it’s a great idea to set up Sera and the new guy Hallie’s right She hasn’t been dating and she needs to get back out there”

Whoa She had definitelyset up”

“Of course not, dear” Her mother patted her hand “Don’t think of it as a setup You’re showing the new guy around town, and if he happens to take you to a nice dinner where you put on a pretty dress and follow up dinner with so, that’s a plus”

“I a Hallie was right She hadn’t been on a single date in alht months She’d put it all on hold after the Jackson Lane debacle She’d concentrated on her son and finishing up cos her business

Turned out she pretty reat at it, but wasn’t that the story of her life? The last thing she needed was to throw a guy into the mix She had a man in her life, and he was currently in the church’s day care center probably stuffing so he shouldn’t into his mouth