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24: The Contingency Plan
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2024-10-29 19:42:56[ K A R A ]
"What you got there?" Ryder's voice broke the silence.
He just got out of the shower, and I was sitting on his desk with the paper and pen in hand.
"New rules," I mumbled out as I kept on writing.
"You and your rules," Ryder chuckled. "We both know we're just gonna end up breaking them anyway,"
I rolled my eyes at him.
"No, we're not. We're gonna do this thing properly, like two responsible adults," I said.
Ryder made his way over to me. He was wearing nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist. I had to look away before he noticed me gawking at him.
"Can't we just skip to the part where we fuck?" he said lowly.
"Ehem," I coughed. "New rule number one, we will be responsible and mature about this. Meaning we can't be reckless. We can't be doing anything
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