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sn't fired me yet, but it's only a matter of time. Maybe I'll

poration. It wasn't charity, I had qualifications but being around him every da

scovered the cure for heartbreak. "Okay,

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like pirates, and maybe, just maybe let a

ned. "

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erate. My hands tangled in his hair as

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hope, a job intervie

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