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Tasha shrugged, but her face lit up a little Tasha’s face had been lighting up for Jesse Buchanan since third grade Jesse was Tasha’s root syste like a damned fool, I’m sure”

That sounded about right

“Want a drink?”

She laughed at me, but she stopped when I stared at her in confusion Tasha had been the get-drunk-on-the-weekends type For a second her face rabbed one Jesse and I ran off to Oklahoas of the Midwest”

That hen I saw the glint of silver on her left hand Nothing about Jesse Buchanan and Tasha Barnes running off together should surprise me, but I couldn’t quite attach reality to the idea I had a married friend?

I had a married friend

Question, stateest decision to make at the moment hether to stay on the university meal plan Tasha had actually vowed to stay with the same person for the rest of her life

I really needed that drink

“Congrats! I think that deserves a toast,” I ed to mumble

“Maybe it does, but—” Tasha patted her belly

“Oh froain, waiting for her to say it

“I’est smile settled onto her face She looked like one of those paintings of the Madonna hanging in a gallery

“That’s aweso around the shoulders and ht-back

I’d been gone for five irl I’d played kickball with at recess was married and knocked up I was definitely back in Beauford, Texas