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I told Jake to give me a few minutes to get myself put together for that night’s date. After our outing in Williams, I knew I was windblown and a little disheveled, and I didn’t see the point in making him sit there and cool his heels while I fussed with my hair and put on another coat of makeup. Also, I wanted to change my top, and although I knew it would be fine for him to sit on the couch in the living room and wait while I changed behind a closed bedroom door, the thought still made me a little uncomfortable.
And while I didn’t want to confess such a thing to him, I also knew I needed a little time to myself to gather my thoughts and mentally adjust to this sudden change in our relationship. Deep down, I realized we’d probably been on a collision course toward one another from th
