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Lucy chuckled “You don’t have to I could never afford the canned food so I mashed up or blended food I cooked for my kids”
“You can do that?”
“Of course Mashed banana is nice Mashed potatoes I even blended up a Sunday roast It is all good and it can be your own cooking”
“Thank you,” Teri said “I can cook for the little guy Can it be frozen and you know, heated?”
“Yes A baby is a little human, not an alien”
Teri chuckled “Of course”
“Anyone would think you’re a new mom,” Lucy said
Teri forced the smile to her lips at the same time her heart shattered “No, of course not No tiht now” No one to have them with either She didn’t add in the last part Lucy didn’t need to feel sorry for her or anything “How are things with you and Lewis?”
“Perfect,” Lucy said “How are things with Dane?”
She froze Of course It all cauys at the clubhouse I haven’t seen Dane” She grabbed the handle of her cart “It was nice to see you”
Teri went to walk off, but Lucy stopped her
“Crap, I don’t mean like that It was more … you’re near the clubhouse because of the diner Dane has Ryan and, I was, you know, you’re an observer that is all”
Teri pressed her lips together “I get that I hurt you, but—”
“No,” Lucy said “I get that you’re still upset and feel guilty about what happened, and I get it It’s ti about what happened I have I’ve moved on, Teri We’re not the same people back then I certainly don’t love Dane anyot to stop this”
That was easier said than done
“I still don’t knohat’s going on at the clubhouse I haven’t been by in a little while” She shrugged “You’re going to have to go yourself”
“Why?” Lucy asked
“Huh?”
“Why haven’t you been by? They’re your friends Your family”
“It’s cohts went to Cora, then to Grace, Suzie, and Skylar They were the women with husbands Her sister knew she wouldn’t cheat on hers, but since Dane, Teri’s naly beyond repair It was easier to steer clear of all the drama than immerse herself back within the pain
Lucy frowned “It doesn’t sound complicated to me You moved to Greater Falls because of them”