tling match. Nancy was sweating by the ti

still ached where she had hit the table, a

leave, to get

hot out. He gra

," he

alance. She fell onto the m

. His body was heavy, hot.

r. His eyes were ope

ere," he

st her ribs. She was terrified he would hurt the

ce in her neck.

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around her waist, pulling her flush a

it. The warmth. The weight. This was what

nd cut thro

g.

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. His hand fumbl

lled the phone out. The screen

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h fake vulnerability. "Are you awake? My legs hurt so

ked at the phone. Th

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n his drunken haze.

e took the phone

d the red but

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im, shocked. "You

olled off her, collapsing onto his

ute, listening to his bre

t to the guest roo

ing, she woke

the mirror

ounded with a vengeance. Her neck, chest, and arms were c

oor o

ee. He looked hungover, but when he saw h

ossed the room in two st

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