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how can you even consider marrying this dude and you’ve never been to his place? Does he even have a place? For all you know, he may be living with another woman.”
    Raegan’s body stiffened at the thought of Rico betraying her in such a way, especially after everything she’d shared with him – her time and her body.
    “Maybe he is trying to move into this nice big place you have,” Michelle said giggling, as she raised her hand in a gesture to show off Raegan’s lovely home.
    “Yeah…that’s what bothers me. It just all seems so weird. I’m almost in one of those he’s too good to be true situations,” Raegan said as she mindlessly tapped the table. “I suppose I’m still dating his representative. He is doing a very good job at portraying who he would like me to think he is. I guess I really need to think more critically about him and get the hearts out of my eyes, huh?” she said darting her eyes at Kensi who she knew would have something to add.
    “What?” Kensi asked while taking a sip of her glass of wine. “I didn’t say a word. Rae, you’re smart and you already know what you need to do. You don’t need any of us to tell you that,” Kensi said, waving her hand around to each friend. “I will say this though. Be smart about it. Don’t get so caught up with all of the sweet things he’s whispering into your ear. See the relationship for what it is because right now, all he’s giving you is lip service. He is telling you he wants to marry you but he hasn’t actually done anything to show you that. I know you’re all in love with him right now and you’re probably not even hearing anything I’m saying to you, but stay on your toes,” Kensi said and sipped her wine again.
    “Well,” Tammy said. “Kensi just about summed it up for you. If you’re having doubts about him, don’t be so quick to accept everything he is saying to you. I know you started off being tough with him, but you started to ease up when you thought he was the man that God sent to you. Even if that is true, he still has to work for you. He still needs to prove himself. You need to take the time to get to know buddy, because something in the water isn’t clean and it’s bound to reveal itself soon. I just hope your eyes are open sweetie,” Tammy said as she walked around the large granite island to give Raegan a hug.
    “If this is the real deal, we are all very happy for you; just don’t ignore the red flags. Trust your intuition,” Michelle said. She could attest to relationships going wrong fast with three failed engagements under her belt.

CHAPTER 13
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    As the ladies placed their plates in the dishwasher and refilled their wine glasses, Michelle shared her failed engagement with her friends to air out her feelings.
    “Jason and I are now finished. Raegan and I work together so she already knows the story, but I will share my problems anyway,” Michelle said as they all left the kitchen and gathered into the living room to recline on Raegan’s sage green sofas and La-Z-Boy chairs.
    “Against my better judgment, we moved in together. Things were going great in the beginning, of course, but one day he came back to the apartment after work with such a nasty attitude. It was the first time I’d ever seen him like that,” Michelle said, flailing her hands in the air. “I swear it seemed like he had lost his mind,” she continued. “Every little thing was setting him off. For example, while I was cooking, I burned the dinner rolls. They were still edible but he fussed about that. I asked him to help me out by washing the dishes after dinner. He fussed about that. He was bringing my mood down so much that particular night that I decided to go to bed early. That was just the beginning of everything turning sour. During one of our pre-marital counseling sessions, he admitted that part of his issue is that we stopped having sex. That really pisses me off because we mutually agreed to stop having sex shortly