“You brought flowers for Corinne too?” I ask. He shrugs. “It’s Christmas. She was my friend, you know.” “Wait. Really? You and Corinne?” He nods. “She was only two grades above me. We knew each other. I’ve been trying to visit her every so often.” I’m gaping at him. “I…have never really thought about that before. That you are pretty much the same age as Willa and Shep’s parent. How come I never knew you were friends?” Dustin gives me an uncharacteristically sheepish look. “I had a pretty big crush on her in high school. But I enlisted without asking her out. And then the next thing I heard
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