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“Becca, I like you.”

He didn’t care if he probably sounded like one of her high school students with a mad crush. He had to get it out. “I like spending time with you and your kids.” He stopped himself from telling her how much the remark made by the woman at the soft-serve ice cream stand about what a nice family they made had affected him. That would have been too sappy. “I’d like to spend more time with you.”

Her shoulders sagged, and he bounced his leg in nervous anticipation.

“Oh, Jared.”

A chill went through him. She’s going to shoot me down. He’d had his share of brush-offs, but none of them had felt as crushing as this would.

“I like you, too.” Her lips curved in a wobbly smile.

He slid his arm along the back of the couch behind her.

“It’s too soon.”

Too soon? It had to be six or seven years since Matt had left her.

“I’ve been praying for direction in my life, about the kids and the Nortons, about the Zoning Board decision…” Her voice softened. “About you.”

His throat clogged.

“The only answer I’ve gotten is ‘give things time.’”