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Stage 57 - Contemplating The Proposition

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~What could have gotten into the heads of people who want to get married again?~

It's been 2 weeks since her first official dinner date with Jake Sullivan. Hailey sat there, numb in the dark living room. Hailey was clueless about why she felt sad, confused, and upset about what happened between her and Jake.

Thinking about the conversation over and over left her in a state of confusion. She's never really dated anyone seriously outside of Rome. But since her divorce, she never thought she would date anyone else, especially being heavy with children. But the shocker came when Jak proposed to her. But she knew that it wasn't the type of proposal she was expecting. Was it even a marriage proposal?

Hailey never thought she would be proposed to in her condition on the day she was. The madly in love thing she did that once, and lived to regret it. However, this proposal lacked all the romantic elements. It felt like another plot or scheme. She wasn’t surprised that he didn’t have all the fa
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What will Hailey decide to do?

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    ~What could have gotten into the heads of people who want to get married again?~It's been 2 weeks since her first official dinner date with Jake Sullivan. Hailey sat there, numb in the dark living room. Hailey was clueless about why she felt sad, confused, and upset about what happened between her and Jake.Thinking about the conversation over and over left her in a state of confusion. She's never really dated anyone seriously outside of Rome. But since her divorce, she never thought she would date anyone else, especially being heavy with children. But the shocker came when Jak proposed to her. But she knew that it wasn't the type of proposal she was expecting. Was it even a marriage proposal? Hailey never thought she would be proposed to in her condition on the day she was. The madly in love thing she did that once, and lived to regret it. However, this proposal lacked all the romantic elements. It felt like another plot or scheme. She wasn’t surprised that he didn’t have all the fa

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