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“They love each other very ether”

“If you say so” Distracted, he lifted the pan lid to check their breakfast Trapped steaers Jude swore “Can we not talk about Charles?”

So excited about the news, Sarah was oblivious to his eht”

Apparently, they did have to talk about his cousin

Not looking at Sarah, Jude let out a long sigh “How about those Knicks?”

“You must be happy for Charles, surely?”

“We’re really not that close but, sure, I’m happy for him” Was he? Jude wasn’t so sure

“You’re going to the party, too?”

Vanessa had called him just moments before The news that Charles had asked Grace to marry him had shocked Jude Had thrown him for a loop

“No, I’ue, he added, “Let it go, Sarah”

Unfortunately, she wasn’t ready to let the matter drop

“Why does it , anyway?”

Her gaze narrowed “Maybe you weren’t paying attention, but I was invited I’d like to have a date”

“So you want to use hten the conversation, to ease the annoyance he’d never heard in her voice before To just spend the day with her and not think about Charles and Graceand Nina

“Absolutely” Sarah didn’t crack a sht was I was using you so I wouldn’t have to go to Charles’s engagement party alone”