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“You can say that again”

She laughed through her pain “Let’s not rub it in”

He was reflective a moment, then said, “I realize it’s time I move on Maybe ask Jessica Delfino or Krista Kelly on a date”

Her brow crooked “Where would you go? What would you do?”

“Da “I’ve never been on a real date”

“Well, whatever you decide, make it romantic I’ve recently discovered wo”

He grinned “I’ll keep that in mind”

She stood on the foot rail of her stool and leaned over the bar After kissing Michael on the cheek, she said, “You’re still my best friend”

“Even though I’m not a demon?”

“Don’t be a jerk” She juo I have more work to do” She headed toward the door, but turned back and co up their storefronts and displays when the king began sending all those new itees out of the bar and jazz the place up a bit”

“You’re knocking my joint?” He shot her a sardonic look “Is this your idea of spreading goodwill?”

She gave it thought, then nodded “We have to help ourselves out of the Dark Ages, right? I’ll see you later”

As Jade wandered toward the library, she realized what she was doing with her unplanned visits She’d consciously chosen not to stay at the cottage andin her sorrow

Granted, she wasn’t fully facing the agony of heartbreak head-on, but she also wasn’t holding back when it ca her scandalous and now-debilitated affair Surprisingly, she found a degree of relief in not keeping the tor debacle buried inside her For the first ti in her huood

Entering the library, she slanced up from a book