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Mara pressed her lips together but was shaking froled “Are you sure you aren’t high on sugar now?” She reached out to feel my forehead

“Sugar highs don’t cause fevers” Not to say I hadn’t felt a tad feverish yesterday “This is serious”

“Okay” She wrapped an aro to Hobby Lobby with you and keep you away from the Christm—I mean the holly jolly aisles”

We both laughed

“Secondly, I’ve never seen a gorgeous man work at Hobby Lobby, so I think you’re safe”

“You don’t really shop at Hobby Lobby,” I reminded her Mara was a crocheter, but she was a yarn snob and Hobby Lobby didn’t do it for her

“I’ve been in there with you plenty of ti blue vests”

This was true

“Thirdly, you don’t like the bar and club scene, so you would never ask a man out for a drink You’re irl”

“Good point”

She gave et ain”

“Yeah Totally smart Genius-level smart”

Liar, Miss Sparkly was calling me out

Mara patted my arm “See, you’re okay”

I let out another deep breath “Thank you”

“That’s what best friends are for Now let’s snap some photos Mama needs some commission and a neardrobe”

I handed her one of the reflector discs before reaching for

You know, Miss Sparkly whispered, she only says that about e because she’s just as scared as you are and she doesn’t want you to get hurt again You’ve both had some terrible luck when it’s come to men But is it really smart to write them all off? Think about it

Well, of course I was going to think about it now She was inmen off per se, but definitely about Mara

“So hoas it, hanging out with Noah?” Mara asked, shaking me out of my head

I pulled out my camera “Oh, you know, he was Noah”

“Annoying, then?”