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Оглавление“So the opinion of the good folk of Golden Prairie hasn’t changed?”
Linc’s words were low, as if resigned to the inevitable.
Sally didn’t answer.
“What do you think?”
His question, so direct, so void of emotion, jarred her from trying to maintain disinterest. She jerked her gaze to him and saw something in his eyes that said he wasn’t as uncaring as he tried to portray.
She swallowed hard. “I think …” Her heart opened up and dumped out a tangle of emotions—things she couldn’t identify and didn’t want to own. They seemed to pull her in a hundred different directions. “I think Abe is right. You deserve a chance.”
His expression faltered. He shifted on his feet, then nodded. “Does that mean we can be friends?”
She smiled softly. “It looks like we already are.”
“Good to know.” His words were brisk.
Had she disappointed him? Friends was good, wasn’t it?
Strange, then, how it felt totally unsatisfactory. As if she’d fallen short of gaining a prize.
