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“It absolutely is.”
He starts pacing now.
Which somehow makes this worse.
“Think about it. Everybody in town goes.”
“Not everybody.”
“Everybody who matters.”
I glare.
“You did not just say that.”
“You know what I mean.”
Unfortunately, I do.
The church ladies.
The boosters.
The parents.
The business owners.
The people who write checks.
The people who vote.
The people who gossip.
Especially the people who gossip.
Kai sees the realization dawn on my face.
And the jerk smiles.
“Exactly.”
I hate it when he's right.
“People see us together.”
“No.”
“They start talking.”
“No.”
“They tell other people.”
“Still no.”
“Then suddenly everybody wants to know what's going on.”
I cross my arms.
