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, that's hard

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med Ava who keeps shooting me wide-eyed looks like I'm some kind of expert in

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it on the counter. "Okay, now

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you actually liked cherry or if this whole thing

nd

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and b

mething else, but before he can, a custom

head slightly. "Guess I'l

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spread out on the couch, watching some real

isode, she turns to m

a pillow

ning. "Oh, come on. You se

l buying lollipops like

fry from my container. "

y choke

heard

d. "That's not-he's just some

a pointed look

to the screen. But the though

of assignments, work, and the occ

order a large latte, find a corner table, and crack open my laptop,

apparently obsessed with messin

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ance

ha

holding a cup of coffee

. "Excu

ly around us. "I

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