Page 87 of The Dating Pact

Your insides must look like rock candy.

Jude

Most definitely.

Three hours later…

Jude

FYI

Jude

I gave Liam your number because Kennedy is interested in joining the co-op.

Jude

How much of a cut do I get for that?

I’m paying you in free vegetables.

Jude

That’s literally the worst payment plan anyone could have.

Jude

I’m taking the kids out for dinner. Might ease into the idea of you.

Good luck.

Five hours later…

Since you never texted, I’m assuming it went badly.

Jude

It didn’t really go at all.

Jude

I asked them what they thought of you. Amelia said you have pretty hair and that you’re really good at Go Fish. Seb asked why.

Jude

I told him that you’re my good friend, so then he said it’s weird you and me are friends. He said, and I quote:

Jude

“Your friends are Uncle Nate, Uncle Dylan, and Uncle Liam. Do you want us to start calling her Aunt Brooke?”

I think I just got the same feeling in my stomach that you get when you eat anything green.

Jude

Yeah. So I dropped it for now.

Jude

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