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“We’re talking about you”

“She orried that everything came so easily to me and that I’d think that was the way it should be”

“Easy things don’t sound too bad”

I noticed her taking another little bite of the pie Breaking her one-bite rule, and it was hard to blame her The pie was delicious

“She saidI should be able to control”

“Your parents were big on e”

“They just loved each other a lot But enough about this Tell me more about your mom”

She tilted her head back and forth, the sun gilding her hair and eyes

“She was an understudy for the Follies Which was a big showgirl troupe in the 80s And she la job a wo I wanted to be”

“And is it? Gla?”

“Yeah And also grueling And a little scary”

“What do you mean?”

“You have to stay at a hundred percent all the tireat The doctor is worried I did soaments, which, you know, in any other job wouldn’t make a difference”

“But in your business—”

“It’s the difference between being eht”

“You want me to take you out behind the barn and put you out of your misery?”

“You think that’s a joke? Thirty is ancient”

“Sounds like you need a new business”

“Easy for you to say”

“You can do anything, Lexie” I leaned across the table, right into her face “You are capable and sly likeable”

She blushed again and it was all I could do not to stand up and kiss her, right here in front of the entire diner Half of ere already watching us with eager expressions

“That’s nice of you to say, Ethan But you don’t know me”

“I’ to know you and so far it’s very true”

“Excuse nize cale Inn?”

“I auest?”