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DECLAN
“Oh,” she said, that one word as wilted as her shoulders.
“More than a friend thing. Much more,” Cole added. “A date with me and Dec.”
“Both of you?” she asked, wide eyed.
“See,” I began. “Bridgewater is a bit unusual in its ways…”
“Its ways,” she repeated slowly as if that would help to clear up my ambiguous statement. Obviously, Jessie hadn’t told her.
“Bridgewater was founded by people who believed that a woman should always have someone around to take care of her…to cherish her,” Cole said.
She blinked rapidly like Cole was speaking a foreign language that didn’t compute.
I figured it was best to get it over with quickly…rip off the Band-Aid, so to speak. “Here in Bridgewater, oftentimes a woman marries two men.”
After a brief silence, Hannah let out a loud laugh. “T
