I WAS CURIOUS TO SEE how Devotion was going to take to Jack and me dating again. She had been enthusiastic the first time, pushing the two of us together. This time, though, when I had mentioned it to her that he was taking me to the anniversary dinner and then a regular date, she was cautious in her happiness for me.
“Just don’t rush into anything. Promise.”
“I won’t.”
“I just...I don’t want you to get hurt, Emma. You deserve a happy ending more than anybody.”
“Thanks, Dev.”
“And if it has to be with Jackson, then, well, okay.” She rolled her eyes.
“Admit it; you’ve missed him, too.”
“What! The bad jokes? The way he used to pull our ponytails? The leaning? For goodness’ sake, Emma, the man can’t stand up straight to save his life!”
I smiled. “I thought so.”
“If you tell him that,
