fast-paced pedestrian and the constant hum of traffic were a di
r around her body, a gust o
had
lo
h Derek oblivious to everything, there was
found a tiny apartment through an online listing, and sh
he street, startling her. "Watch it, lady!"
as alone in a new city, pregnant with the children of a man who didn't eve
stion weighed heavily on her shoulders. She climbed the narrow
the bed and sat on the edge, w
eyes, but she refus
made he
-
ache, he looked around the room an
e was about to get off t
lk robe, her blonde hair perfectly arr
th a small smile, carrying a
na? Why a
d the tray on the nightstand and
ened. "Reme
ould only remember he had a drink
to drink last night. You passed out on the c
nd like him. He knew his limits, and
out?" He as
off. His body ached, but not in the way it would afte
his gut telling him
t w
ily. "Anyway, I'll leave you to
he door, pausing jus
m over her shoulder, her lips c
m sitting there with an uneasy
. He kept convincing himself that nothing had happened be
from her window, with a
tiny vial of clear liquid; the remnants of th
smirk spread a
but soon enough, she'd hav
he had to d
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