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usiness, then went right back to fus

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out in pajamas and gotten

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let out a little gasp. "That's t

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ian announced, as if he was

ermined not to let the nerv

efore every handshake. The side-

elief. Oh, i

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fake laugh," Ava shot back, all sugar. Out of the corne

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Ava, then slid down t

smir

drama. "You got married? Di

felt like a prop fro

could've frozen

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e flickered,

stayed

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just faking

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e pretend marriage gig

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living room doorway

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t her. Like maybe she'd said s

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