some
sort
of
friendly
relationship
for
AJ’s
sake.
The
other
thing
that
confused
her
was
the
fact
that
he
no
longer
sought
her
out
at
night.
Their
late-night
rendezvous
in
her
backyard
had
abruptly
come
to
an
end
the
night
Dare
had
taken
her
on
their
first
date.
He
had
offered
her
no
explanation
as
to
why
he
no
longer
came
by
late
at
night,
and
she
had
too
much
pride
to
ask
him.
He
came
by
each
afternoon
around
dinnertime
and
she
would
invite
him
to
stay,
so
she
still
saw
him
constantly.
And
at
night,
after
AJ
went
to
bed,
he
would
sit
outside
on
the
porch
swing
with
her
and
talk
about
how
her
day
had
gone,
and
she
would
ask
him
about
his.
Their
talks
had
become
a
nightly
routine,
and
she
had
to
admit
that
she
rather
enjoyed
them.
She
shifted
her
thoughts
to
AJ.
He
was
simply
basking
in
the
love
that
his
father
and
the
entire
Westmoreland
family
were
giving
him.
Dare
had
been
right
when
he’d
said
all
AJ
had
needed
was
to
feel
that
he
belonged.
Each
time
she
saw
her
son
in
one
of
his
happy
moods,
she
knew
that
he
was
glad
as
well
as
proud
to
be
a
part
of
the
Westmoreland
clan,
and
that
she
had
made
the
right
decision
to
return
to
College
Park.
She
stood,
deciding
to
go
inside
and
get
ready
for
bed.
Dare
had
left
immediately
after
dinner
saying
he
had
to
go
to
the
station
and
finish
up
a
report
he
was
working
on.
As
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