Chapter Twenty
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It was kind of miraculous, but I actually enjoyed dinner. It was really good to spend time with Rowan again without that giant secret between us. I appreciated that he understood it was my story to tell him, and I could’ve kept the secret if I chose. I knew it would have gotten in the way for us in the long run, though.
That was the very reason I shut him out back then. Of course, that version of me had been younger and a little less bitter. After what happened, I hadn't known what to do other than batten down the hatches, literally and figuratively.
Rowan insisted on staying a full hour after he finished his beer because he was driving us home. When we got to my house and he walked me to the door, I was pretty sure he was going to leave without kissing me.
“Oh no y
