Page 9 of Jade

Dustin

Why is it a thing?

Baby Girl

Uh, yeah

Dustin

You think all cowboys are good for is ridin’ horses and hustlin’ cattle?

I can imagine the color rising in her cheeks. It’s so hot when that happens.

Baby Girl

Name one romance book you’ve read. Do not say Fifty Shades of Grey bc that’s cheating and everyone knows that book

Dustin

My cousin left a Sylvia Day book lying around one time. It wasn’t bad

Baby Girl

No freaking way!

The memory comes flooding back, but I push it away. When Genevieve was around. I grew up on a farm in West Texas. There wasn’t much else to do except read.

Dustin

Yes way

Baby Girl

Oh, my god, are you one of those secret thirst trap guys?

Dustin

Now I really have no clue what you’re talking about

Baby Girl

Those TikTok guys who talk about their favorite books or cosplay and dress up as characters from a popular book

Dustin

You lost me at TikTok. I have no social media, so the answer is no

Baby Girl

I thought you were just kidding about that?

Dustin

Nope. I loathe technology

Baby Girl

That’s funny bc Missy was telling this story about how you two met on Tinder but live in the same town and how ironic that was