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Оглавление“Who’s going to want to mentor a Hoffman?”
Wade shook his head and added, “C’mon, Lori, you know how people in this town must feel about me being back. You’re my only hope.”
She looked at Wade for a long moment. What he was proposing was dangerous. To her heart. To the regrets she kept locked away so they wouldn’t overwhelm her. But he was trying to make something of himself. Trying to prove himself. She understood that—she was living it.
“All right. We’ll try it.” She was crazy to agree, but how could she say no?
“Thank you,” he breathed, relief written stark across his face. “I promise I’ll try to take as little of your time as possible. And I’ll pay for Bill Cooper’s time when he helps us figure out the water share. I’m truly grateful, Lori.”
He was looking at her like she was his guardian angel, his salvation. And then the reality of this, of them, sent anxiety washing over her. How would he look at her if he knew what she’d done?
