Chapter 58



I took a generous gulp of my drink. "Ernest's already left."

"Huh?" Fanny was sitting cross-legged across from me, curiosity all over her face.

"I turned him down, and he left. Off to work, he said, just like that," my words left Fanny momentarily stunned.

"He left? Didn't even try a bit harder?" Fanny shook her head. "Man, his game is weak."

"He knew when to back off, not the clingy type," I couldn't help but think of Ernest's rough and rugged demeanor as I spoke of him.

Fanny tilted her head, looking at me. "If he had pursued you a bit, would you have..."

"No!" I cut her off, "I wouldn't heal wounds from one man with another."

"Guess no one can easily replace Conrad," Fanny concluded.

faintly. "Conrad agreed to

before I go clear things up with Herschel and Jacqueline

It wasn't about not letting

beautiful expectations and aspirations for love. Fanny seemed to sense my mood, stretching her long legs to

"Yeah, out with the old, in with the

I said that, I stood up. "I'm going to take a

shower in the bathroom, letting the water cascade down as I closed my

the Wagner family, lunchtime had just passed, and Jacqueline was fussing with her

Seeing me she immediately

her gardening shears. "Felicia

missed you so much, you little devil. Going off the grid like that, and you

my hand, looking both frustrated

I

me

popped it into my mouth. "Jacqueline, are you feeling

of my hand, her face all smiles, making it difficult for me to bring

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