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She sht of bunnies and principals went out of her aze fro off the snow out the truck’sto Grant’s profile His handsoht It was as if this man that she had known for er

She’d felt this way once before—the summer she’d been nineteen She’d loved him then Almost desperately This tiiven up on his heart after he’d hurt her so badly when she was nineteen, but the feelings roiling round inside her now felt like so more than lust That scared her more than the conversation she’d had with her principal at the Christ so ossip die down Evidently ru with Grant…with the most intimate connotation of the words

John had been ossip would affect the reputation of the school, even after she had assured hi in non-connubial bliss with Grant Part of her understood the school administration and board’s attitude about the matter Despite its influx of the rich and fas was so sht had been cause for a town dance and barbecue

She’d seen a different way of life when she’d gone away to college, but she’d never been able to completely disht Thosein with a e She knew the majority of the townspeople held similar ideas, particularly the parents of her five-year-old students

John had been right about that But she wasn’t living with Grant and she refused to be punished for ru up her relationship with Grant for anyone, and she’d told her principal that very thing

He hadn’t been happy

“You’ve been about as talkative as a sleeping bull since you and John talked after the pageant” Grant’s words brought Zoe back fro on?”

She snore you Really I was thinking”

“I could tell I want to knohat you were thinking about Are you having second thoughts about us?”

The vulnerability in his voice surprised her “I’hts”

“Then what is it?”