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Colt was tense all the way to Jonas Whittier’s farm. He kept glancing at Rose, wondering if he should mention that he used to date Karen. She stared out the window, evidently absorbed in thought.
She was probably thinking about Jack, which was what Colt should be doing. Instead he was wondering if they were still too new, too fragile to reveal past dating partners.
They weren’t technically anything yet. Not more than a couple moonlit kisses. That didn’t merit anything, in Colt’s book.
But if it seemed like he was keeping that from Rose, and someone else mentioned it…
Better if he just told her and got it off his mind… right?
He cleared his throat, making her jump.
“Karen and I used to date. Before Jonas, I mean. Way back in high school,” he said.
Rose blinked at him. “What?”
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