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No one always smiled so it shouldn’t bother her that Jack was irate

But it did

Because old feelings had pitted in her sto

“I’m sorry”

At Jack’s interruption, Taylor didn’t glance up fro after she’d dropped her purchases off in her car, she’d grabbed her bag, a book, and had taken off until she’d found a semi-shady spot to while away the afternoon until it was time to report for her shift

“For?”

“You knohat for”

“It’s not a big deal”

“Tossing my words back at me?” He squatted down next to where she sat on a blanket on the far side of the event area “I guess I deserve that”

“You’re giving me more credit than I deserve” She hadn’t even realized that’s what she’d done until he’d pointed it out

“I’ you nearly the credit you deserve,” he countered “Last night was a”

Trying not to let his words get to her, she nodded “Thisnot so much”

“I am sorry you heard that”

She shrugged “Don’t be We both know it’s true” She took a deep breath, then continued “And we are both okay that it’s true I’ for you and you’re ot anted and, like you said, it ”

He sighed, then