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snorting.
    Darci followed behind, her bare feet smacking against the hardwood floors. “Does this state of exhaustion have anything to do with last night?”
    Jenna bent and cuddled the dogs, loving every wet, sloppy kiss. “Yes.”
    Darci twirled a dark curl around her finger. “Details?”
    After giving the dogs a final scratch, Jenna stood. “You first.”
    “Me?”
    “I don’t see any other Cupid wannabes in the kitchen.”
    A big grin nearly split Darci’s face in two as she turned to pull a mug from the cabinet. “Coffee?”
    “Yes, please,” Jenna said. Drawn to the strong, mouthwatering aroma of the hazelnut coffee, she sidled toward the kitchen counter. “And don’t think you can sidetrack me with caffeine.”
    Darci sighed as she filled the mugs. “All right, I’ll admit, I so want to see you and Luke hook up, but I swear, last night wasn’t my idea.”
    So Luke was telling the truth. Although she had believed him when he’d admitted asking Darci to switch places, she’d still suspected her friend with the Cupid disorder had pushed the issue.
    While they sat at the kitchen table, sipping coffee and munching on day old blueberry muffins, Darci finished verifying everything Luke had said. “I’m sorry, you’re not mad are you?”
    “No, I’m not mad,” Jenna assured her as she rose to refill their mugs. “Actually, I’m very confused. Luke asked me to date him…exclusively.”
    Darci dropped the muffin. “And?”
    “I agreed.”
    Clapping like she was still head of their high school cheerleading squad, Darci wiggled and bounced in her seat. “And you thought my Cupid stuff was crap.”
    Jenna laughed. “You’re Cupid stuff is crap. But to feed your delusions, here’s what happened.” She then told Darci all the details of her date with Luke, even about the no-sex, kissing-only rule.
    “Wow, I had no idea Luke was such a romantic,” Darci said as she used her fork to shove a smashed blueberry around her plate, then she furrowed her dark brows. “So what are you confused about? I think everything sounds perfect.”
    Jenna sighed and leaned into her chair. Now that Darci was engaged to Nate, she loved love and anything screaming of romance. “For starters, Luke’s exclusive dating stuff borders on commitment. You of all people know how I feel about relationships.”
    Darci nodded. “True.”
    “Plus, Luke’s given me the impression that he thinks I’m some sort of naïve, good girl.”
    “What’s wrong with that?”
    “What’s wrong is that I’m not naïve when it comes to sex and I haven’t been a good little virgin since I was sixteen.” She toyed with the handle of her mug. “And, even if I don’t want to have a relationship with Luke, I still don’t want him to know I used to be an easy lay.”
    “C’mon, you weren’t as bad as you think.”
    “I wasn’t, huh? Don’t you remember the hell I put my mom through after my dad left us for that…that…” Jenna sputtered and waved a hand in the air.
    “Piece of trash?” Darci offered with a shrug. “Yep, I remember, but that was also over ten years ago. You were young, immature and looking for a way to lash out at your parents. You, Miss I’m Almost a Doctor, should know your reaction to your parents nasty divorce wasn’t unusual. I’m sure you see it all the time with the kids you counsel at the youth center.”
    Jenna released a deep breath. Darci was absolutely right. Yet she still sometimes wished she could turn back the clock and erase some of her mistakes. Although her psychology courses and counseling teens had helped put her own past into a new perspective, she still harbored remorse. For how she’d treated her mother, for how she’d treated her own body. Partying, hooking up with random guys, using sex to banish her insecurities, and avoiding anything close to a commitment or serious relationship. Well, until the jerk from grad school.
    She shook her head. “I do know all those things now, but it