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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Oh, honey! Welcome home!" Mom exclaimed with a smile as she pulled my chuckling father into a tight hug.
"Thanks, Jane," he said as he returned it and gently patted her back.
"How was your trip?"
"It was great. Despite it taking long, we managed to land the contract."
"Congratulations. We should celebrate it."
I stood on the stairs quietly as I watched the interaction between my parents. I rarely saw them being lovely-dovey so, I was feeling out of place.
My father got me out of my room so that we could welcome Mom together, but her attention was instantly on Dad the moment she laid her eyes on him. I could understand her though. He hadn't been home for two weeks and she obviously felt lonely.
I couldn't imagine how I would feel if Andre had to be gone for two weeks. I couldn't even deal with him spending the night out. I groaned internally when I realised that I was starting to feel depressed again.
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I moaned and arched my back when Andre pushed his fingers even deeper inside me. It was crazy how good playing with your ass felt. I was embarrassed that he was making me moan like a girl but Andre didn't give me a chance to think about anything else right now.I bit my lip and looked down at him. Currently, we were still on the bed although I was propped on my elbows with my legs spread for the man in front of me.Andre was fingering me and the small smile on his face showed how much he was enjoying this. He would briefly look up every now and then to check up on me."How does it feel now?" He asked before curling his fingers upwards and I felt a jolt of electricity run up my spine."What the fuck?" I asked breathlessly after the sensation passed."I'm still waiting for my answer, you know?""You're a freaking sadist."He laughed. "I'll admit. I'm having fun." I glared at him and he added, "Sorry.""Well, i
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"Do you really have to leave?" I asked as I watched Andre pull on a black t-shirt."It's a group assignment so, I need to do it with them.""But I'll be so bored without you.""It's better than you waiting for me in the library with nothing to do.""What if I want to explore your school?""There's no problem in that but I won't have time to show you around.""This is boyfriend neglect."He chuckled and leaned down to give me a kiss. "I actually have your best interests at heart. My friends here aren't like Flynn and Maryanne. They'll be all over you.""But it'll be awkward.""It won't. I would actually love it if you got closer to my family.""I don't think that I can do that by myself.""You don't have a reason to be afraid of my parents though.""I don't but anybody would be nervous in front of their boyfriend's parents." I sat up when he got his bag from the top of the table. "Can't
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I sighed as I put my phone aside. After Flynn gave me Andre's address, I've been trying to come up with an effective action plan.Flynn was right. What would I go there to do? Most importantly, how would I leave with my parents around? They obviously wouldn't let me and Mom would just get more upset if I disappeared.But I needed to see him and tell him something. Anything. I was scared that he would get angry with me and push me away, but did he really need to leave? Maybe this was a sign. We weren't meant to be and forgetting about him would probably be better.I groaned. I couldn't do that."How could you leave after changing my mindset, you piece of shit?" I muttered under my breath.I was currently seated in the locker room while I contemplated on all these things. It was my break and I didn't want to go out so, I came here to think in silence.From the money that I currently had, I didn't think that it was enough fo
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I stared blankly at the ceiling as a frustrated sigh left my mouth. It felt like I was waiting for centuries and I was curious to know what they were talking about. I was currently laying on my bed as I let my thoughts wander. For every second that passed, my impatience grew even more. Why couldn't things be easier for us? Why did he let me leave? All these loops had my head spinning. My door suddenly swung open and I sat up quickly in hopes of it being Andre. Seeing my mother enter the room, I tensed up. "Where is Andre?" I asked and the look on her face made the knot in my stomach tighten even more. She was angry, I could see it clearly, but she also looked disappointed. As though I had crushed all of her hopes and dreams for me. "Honey," she began sternly, "I don't think that you and Andre should see each other anymore. I understand that your father and I haven't been the best of parents but this isn't
