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She'd met Colin on a Monday. She'd kissed him on a Friday. Twelve years later. She sighed. It seemed fairly pathetic.

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Julia Quinn
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 12
Author
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Evergreen State
Julie Cotler
Julie Pottinger
Friday
Fairly
Twelve
Mets
Colin
Seemed
Sighed
Later
Kissed
Years
Pathetic
Monday

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