I looked at her. “No,” I said. “It was love. People know the difference.”
She smiled at that. Then she said, “So… next weekend? Fifty pies?”
I stared at her.
“Let’s start with 20.”
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I looked at her. “No,” I said. “It was love. People know the difference.”
She smiled at that. Then she said, “So… next weekend? Fifty pies?”
I stared at her.
“Let’s start with 20.”
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