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A few people on the sidewalk slowed down.
Pretending not to watch.
The worst spies in the world.
Small towns were terrible for privacy.
Gerald shoved his hands into his pockets.
"Beast."
"Gerald."
His eyes narrowed slightly.
Mine didn't.
I already knew exactly what I thought of him.
The man looked toward the feed store.
Then back at me.
"Following me?"
"No."
The lie sounded ridiculous.
We both knew it.
Gerald laughed.
I didn't.
That seemed to bother him.
Good.
Again.
Progress.
His smile slowly faded.
"You're making this difficult."
My eyebrows lifted.
"Am I?"
"Sadie and I have things to discuss."
"No."
The answer came instantly.
Without thought.
