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ther drink. No qu

nored the next one for half a day, onl

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ied smoothly. "I wante

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me to bring someone-my

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me. As yourself. Just... pretend we're together. For one weekend.

ed at him

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her harder tha

get?" she asked

nd dollars.

could clear her debts. Fix her heat. Pay off the emerge

't offer things like that without con

th men who pay me

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hat moment, she saw the cracks beneath th

ng deeper-something she hadn't li

kend. No promises. No pret

d, slow and dangerous

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decided which