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Night of nerves

Author: Marissanem
last update Last Updated: 2024-05-28 05:25:02

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Millie

Woo, okay, I look around and this place is looking a little better, a little more me.

I spent all morning and early afternoon decorating and cleaning this place.

I removed the dark maroon floor-length drapes from the living room window, so much brighter in here now. I set up the lamps, hung a couple of pictures, placed a few fake plants throughout the house, put the couch cover on, which was a son of a bitch to do, and put on the cute little throw pillows. It’s much more homey now. It still needs a lot of sprucing up but in time, I’ll get it all done.

I’m sweating bullets from scrubbing the hell out of the floors, walls, and honestly just everything in every corner. I’m a combination of gross and concoction of cleaning solutions embedded into my hands. I need a shower before going to X’s.

I undress out of my shorts and tank top in the bathroom and step into the shower.

“Holy shit!” I scream out at the feel of ice-cold water.

Why in the hell is the cold and hot opposi
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