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Fran: It’s bound to be a hoot
Ada: I’ve heard it’s quite romantic
Nora: If you like country music
Rosetta: It’s easy enough to pick up
Rosetta: If you have the right partner
Barb: If we’re planning to back out again at the last minute, I’ll just do that now
Isabel: I don’t know what you’re talking about
Isabel: I didn’t plan my headache
Wren: Allergies
Fran: I call dibs on Shepherd
Fran: I bethe’s a good dancer
Nora: I thought Shepherd would dance with all of us
Wren: Now, ladies
Wren: I don’t share my man
Ada: …
Isabel: …
Rosetta: …
Nora: Is this true?
Shepherd: Yes. I am a good dancer
Shepherd: But it’s also true that I’m Wren’s man
Ada: Hallelujah!
Isabel: Finally!
Barb: So we can cancel dancing?
Rosetta: I hope everyone’s happy with the outcome
Wren: Extremely
Shepherd: Never been more satisfied with a book club
THIRTY-SIX
SHEPHERD
Tryingto look casual and unaffected when my vital organs feel like they’ve been chopped to bits on a butcher block is tough work. It’s way too late to ask Lila to cover the entire presentation, but the thought has crossed my mind.
Approximately seven hundred times.
