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ces I found for comparable furniture sets online. I can get a listin

. "Actually, we're going t

t? W

tland for work, and I wo

ts deflate slightly.

p my cheek. "I know ba

ssy, "And who said I

irked. "Y

blushed crimson w

hough. Clara's spending ne

, and I couldn't help the grin

ou'd be willing to have anothe

one with Geo

ling, Mr.

week wore on, I couldn't deny that the days felt flatter, greyer

the end of this tunnel. Clara mistook my improved m

d into her car, Clara remarked,

g the urge to snatch a tendril of

d began to hit the usual round of stores, starting of

inutes when Clara sidled up to me w

f this in

ing. "I don't do that

noyed, so disgusted, that I felt

haking her head, Clara stormed away,

or a fiery moment, I was pa

ored, crushed velvet scrap that was som

knew exactly what

th of destruction toward the fitting roo

own my skin, hem resting midway down my thighs. The fit wasn't stellar, but if I reached behi

rf

y bag, I pulle

ositioned the bodice over my breasts, unti

ighting, snapping a few quick

ated schoolgirl skirt next, taking several photos in pos

nim top and let it gape open, the

ngering over the last batch. The way the shadows clung to my skin was allur

e denim grazed the outer sides of my breasts. My heart pounded

way he li

Another handful of pictures went into my phone as I angled my body, posed, p

ust one bar

s, against my sex, I heard Clara

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y up? We want t

st my head against the wall. With a smirk, I snapped on

oom, I scrolled through my camera

ould you move

e of each outfit, plus that last sh

e, I wrote: "Missing me a

I put my phone back into my purse

court, eating, whe

d as I saw that my photos had

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