River said, "I need a partner. How about you come with me to rob a bank? You stand lookout,

I'll do the job, and we split the money fifty-fifty. Deal?"

Romina frowned. “I'm a law-abiding citizen. I don't do anything illegal.”

River shrugged. "Well, if I don't have a partner, I won't go either. In that case, I'll just rob you."

His roguish expression irritated Romina even more. "A man like you shouldn't fall in love. You'd only hurt whoever you end up with. And here Sister Seren was asking me to find you a girlfriend."

“I'm not in a relationship. Can't you see I'm still single at thirty-one?"

River looked at her and grinned. "My sister-in-law gave you this impossible task on purpose, didn't she? Just so you could laugh at me. But hey, we're both in our thirties. Still single. Still mocking each other. A couple of lonely losers." Romina shot him a glare, grabbed the clothes, and turned to leave. She didn't want to keep arguing. Deep down, she'd already decided to give that blind date guy a chance.

At twenty-nine, being single with no prospects left her open to all sorts of gossip. Dating? Sure. Marriage? She'd decide that later.

still felt that living alone wasn't so

died down, Serenity finally spoke

wanted you to try on some clothes so she could see how they looked. It's not like it would kill you. But no, you throw a fit and now Romina's ignoring you. If you keep acting like this,

blind dates?" Romina had already walked away, but she could still hear them. She cut in from a

women-don't sell out your own. Someone like him? He's better off single. Let's not ruin a perfectly good

were me," Romina added, "I'd rather stay single forever than end up

say that like I'm dying to

it again, snapping back and forth until

away in frustration, refusing to look at or speak to

stuck in the

to bring Romina out shopping

they were out,

they were. Years of butting heads had turned into a habit. Romina had once said that if they didn't argue every time they saw

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