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close. His heat sank through the thin fabric of my shirt, brushing up against the place where t

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it be new,

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to her without thinking, and she accepted the invitation with a gentle

electric, more urgent. But thi

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. Her kisses were soft, barely there. Like a

just in time to see Ethan lean toward L

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expected to hear, and

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