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“Dressed up and waiting on a man who never showed and didn’t bother to let you knoasn’t co”

Her expression pinched and that was all the answer Jude needed Yeah, he should really look up this tool and give him a piece of his mind

“Was he straight?”

Sarah’s face turned that rosy shade of red it

seeht Like I said, he just forgot we’d made plans”

“How?” If he’d exaggerated the word earlier, this time was even more drawn out with total disbelief

Looking e deal of it It wasn’t He got busy and forgot about our date It’s fine After that, we realized eren’t meant to date, but are still friends End of story”

Only not really because the beautiful wo across from him had taken a blow to her confidence that never should have happened The thought of Sarah, all dressed up and waiting for her date, and the guy not bothering to show or call, had Jude livid

He shook his head “The guy stood you up and you’re still friends with him? You should have kneed hi his bad-mannered behavior”

Eyes wide, she gave him a horrified look “Why on earth would I do that? Because he and I didn’t click romantically? That doesn’t mean he’s a bad person He’s not He’s a nice man”

Most of the wouy, not defended him

Wondering at why Sarah was, if she still had feelings for the idiot who’d stood her up, Jude shook his head “Nice guys don’t invite a woet”

“Could we please talk about souy, Jude Davenport?” she scoffed, leaning forward, too, and pinning hiaze

Knowing she was one hundred percent focused on hirief, her attention was heady

“More than the guys you hang out with, apparently” He stared right back, liking everything about the way he felt staring into her eyes and that this ti away even as electricity sparked between them