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2024-10-29 19:42:56Cleo
Waking up wrapped up in skin with the person you love is the best feeling ever after yesterday I think I like sleeping with Angelo more than I'd like to admit. Its more than just physical which is why I think my relationship with him has lasted this long.
On Saturday Daniel drove the kids back to The Massa estate and for the first time in a while the twins stuck to their sleeping schedule and Ava wasn't as restless as she was when we were at the Luca estate. To come think of it she was much more at ease this side . My natural body alarm too was working well; it was five in the morning and it wasn't just any Sunday it was mother's day.
I was wide awake on Angelo' s chest and I could hear the sound of his steady ,and strong heartbeat . Our legs were intertwined and both his hands were on my bare
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