allo around.quot;

    quot;O; I said dejectedly, quot;ts okay. e can talk out ; If Id his inside.

    quot;ould you like some lemonade ; s;I just made some.quot;

    quot;Id love some,quot; I said.

    quot;Ill be rig; So t s took a quick glance around. ticed,  tidy,  one  t oscillating in table tening to Jesus and Faitoo, and it o ter on Luke.

    A moment later Jamie returned ook a seat in ted, I sa, o us. Jamie ed my c Mrs. ings couldnt see my face. Even to ask Jamie to t  anyone-even Mrs. ings-to see me t sed Careys offer. It o actually go  o be rejected by her in favor of a guy like Carey.

    quot; are you doing?quot; Jamie asked me. quot;Youre moving your co t;

    quot;I like t; I said. S, t immediately I could feel t and making me s again.

    quot;If ts ,quot; s;So,  to talk to me about?quot;

    Jamie reacarted to adjust   moved at all. I took a deep breatrying to gat I couldnt force myself to come out  just yet.

    quot;So,quot; I said instead, quot;you  today?quot;

    Jamie looked at me curiously. quot;No. My fat tors office.quot;

    quot;Is ;

    S;;

    I nodded and glanced across treet. Mrs. ings  see anyone else in ty. t  I still  ready.

    quot;Sure is a beautiful day,quot; I said, stalling.

    quot;Yes, it is.quot;

    quot;arm, too.quot;

    quot;ts because youre in t;

    I looked around, feeling t; t a single cloud in t;

    time Jamie didnt respond, and  in silence for a fes.

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