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parents arranged a

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into mine. "Still. I b

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said while I was kicking off my heels. "Their w

id-step.

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as trying to

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the Carters.

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, I was trying to figure out if yo

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olly. "I wasn't staring. I was trying to d

flicker of surprise. He wasn't used to resista

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again. I c

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space around me. It had everything: glass walls, a stocked ba

on, I went back to

ipping tea like the eleg

ment she saw me.

groan. "Don't 'boy' me. Your

a curl from my face like I was

erious

e this isn't punishment.

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