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off.”
Jacob patted Emily on the head and

teasingly pulled one of her pigtails. “It’s okay. I
like hearing Emily talk.”

Emily then continued on unabated. At one
point, when Emily had to take a breath, Rachel
determined she’d try to get Jacob to share
something about his life.

“So, Jacob, how did you get to be a United
States Senator?”

Jacob just shrugged. “It’s a long story.”
Her attempts to get him to talk were
fruitless. He didn’t seem inclined to open up.
She knew it was because of her. She was on the
outside of the wall he had built around himself.
Emily took over the conversation again, leaving
no other opportunity to make any more inquiries.

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