Chapter SeventeenJack
“The difference between dating and courting is the intention behind them…dating is just to get to know someone, courting is the intent to marry” – Unknown
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The drive to Jade’s apartment is quiet. I wish I knew what she was thinking. Silence makes it difficult to assess a situation. I stop outside and I switch the car off. “Are you okay, Jade? Do you feel like talking?”
She sits and fiddles with her hands in her lap, but eventually looks up and nods. When she doesn’t say anything, I take it as a cue to start.
“I’m sorry if this comes as a shock and I am sorry if this hurts you, but I think we are better off as just friends. I know it’s cliché, but I want you to know that it really is not you. You are a great woman and I know there is a guy out there dying to ha
