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Chapter 13

Ed’s eyes screamed “hell no,” but attending a town social event was a good idea. Joe waffled a bit. “We’ll sure try, miss.” He could talk to Ed privately about it later.

“Oh, you can call me Eliza,” she simpered with an eyelash bat. Joe stiffened. If there were rumors about him and Ed, she clearly hoped they were false. Why she was singling himout was a mystery, though. Maybe she just had a thing for blond guys, ’cause Ed clearly had more to offer.

“Thank you, Eliza.” He carefully calculated his smile to be polite and friendly, but not encouraging. He wanted to make friends with the townspeople, not tick them off.

Joanne apparently didn’t want to be left out. She focused on Ed. “You’ll save a dance for us if you come?”

Ed looked like a fish out of water. “Uh, well, I don’t really know how to dance. Sounds like Joe does, though. I bet he’d be happy to save dances for you gals.”