"I don't know, Jillie," he says, softly. "But we used to be able to talk about anything, didn't we? You're still the person I trust most in the whole world."
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"I don't know, Jillie," he says, softly. "But we used to be able to talk about anything, didn't we? You're still the person I trust most in the whole world."