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Dreading Rejection.

Author: Debosticka
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/Brian’s POV/

I started making preparations for Embers arrival as soon as I got to silicone valley and even though I didn’t know what exactly to prepare , I just asked the management to prepare everything and anything they feel that Ember is going to like.

It’s better for the food to be on ground and she doesn’t want it than for her to want it but it won’t be available.

I thought of staying in one of the private lounge, but the thought of Ember being grounded since the incidence happened and I decided to just keep everything simple and nice.

I want to be prepared for her arrival, but I want to be prepared in such a way that she won’t know that I left no stone unturned concerning her arrival so that she won’t be uncomfortable.

I have checked over everything that I have prepared over and over again because I don’t want anything to go wrong and now that both Ember and Her sister are on the highland already I am going to sit down on my chair and act like I have not been pacing around the
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