Jax said. He was on the ground, leaning back against a large pine tree, and I was wedged between his legs, leaning against his chest. “Every day that I was gone.” “Yeah,” I answered. “I thought about you, too.” The sun was going down, and the clouds had taken on a pinkish-orange hue. This was nice. Perfect, even. Being here with Jax, doing something normal couples did, was like heaven. I’d earned a little heaven. Jax played with a strand of my hair, winding it around his pointer finger. “Rick asked us to come for dinner tonight. Up for it?” The answer lodged in my throat. Dinner at Rick’s was always a plus. He could cook like no one else I knew. But the invitation felt wrong. An uneasy feeling wormed its way into my stomach, but I pushed it off. “Sure. Sounds like a plan.” I took a deep breath. “Do you ever wonder what would have happened if you’d told me the truth that night?
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