“Here,” he said. “Sorry I don’t have any tissues.” It was all so absurd. Effy blew her nose on a sleeve. “Why are you being so nice to me?” “Why wouldn’t I be?” She huffed a pitiful laugh. “Because I’ve been awful to you. Pestering you just to pester you, trying to get under your skin, being foolish—” “You don’t see yourself very clearly, Effy.” Preston shifted in his seat so that they were facing one another. “Challenging me isn’t pestering. I’m not always right. Sometimes I deserve to be challenged. And changing your mind isn’t foolish. It just means you’ve learned something new. Everyone
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