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Nina He’d tried to ireat friends, the best, had had lots in coiven her heart to Wonderful, perfect, brilliant Charles

He wondered athe past with the present, when he wondered if there was so dark inside him that had caused Nina to fall for Charles instead Jude had wanted to love her, to give her the world, and protect her She’d loved his cousin and Jude hadn’t been able to forgive her for that, not even when it had cost him her friendship and undermined his relationship with his family

Since then, he’d not dated anyone, just had a flurry of one-night stands that hadmore than physical satisfaction and reminders he didn’t have to be alone but chose to be

He glanced at Sarah, hisin a thousand directions as he watched the play of expressions behind her ridiculous glasses

Perhaps sensing he was looking at her, she squeezed his hand, her gaze glued to the lavishly dressed cast on the stage “This is a,” she whispered

She was right This was a, but he didn’t mean the production

He lifted her hand to his lips and pressed a kiss there,her from the show

She blinked at him “What was that for?”

“For coht”

“I should be the one kissing you for inviting ht”

Wanting his led his brows “I’d be okay with that”

S, she rolled her eyes “I bet you would”

The stage caught her attention again and Jude forced his attention back there, too Not that his focus lasted more than a few seconds Because to his surprise Sarah leaned over and pressed a kiss to his cheek, then went back to watching the show as if nothing had happened

So had happened

So with rich emotion as the show