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Yes, But First the Truth
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2025-04-12 16:07:44Kathy's POV
The fireplace had been on all the while as we lay down on his office floor. It was almost... Magical. But my bones were starting to ache. Regardless, all these was perfect. Well... Almost. I turned to look at him. I knew he was staring at me. Like a little child that thought... Not expected to lose something. We never got the chance to talk. Maybe we'd do it now before we made our way to the plane.
"You love me, don't you?" I whispered and he rolled his eyes, smiling.
"I thought you were going to start with something a little bit more scary." He said, chuckling and pressing a light kiss on my temple. His eyes were calm and frantic at the same time. Perhaps I was just seeing things.
"Love is not scary to you? Well, you're who I want to be when I grow up." I said, and he laughed. It sounded forced. He knew.
"You know, come to think of it. Yesterday night you almost gave me a heart attack."
"How?"
"When you almost walked out
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