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"Okay, the flames have started." In the kitchen, Swat informed me , holding his head.

"Thank you so much darling," he said.

-Happens! Let 's snuggle up!” While I was still doing the dishes, he moaned in my ear.

"I'm going to be right," you say.

"Please don't waste any more time!" Squeeze my baby, please!—

When he came back, I was still drying myself by the fire, so I was able to join him.

Swat was curled up in front of the fire on the sofa, so I slid into his lap.

"That's my beauty cake," he says. He kissed the top of my head with a smile.

—This is me.—

"Justin, you're so adorable, don't you know?"

This wonderful person is telling me a lot, says the woman.

I believe what he says because he tells the truth.

For a time, we sat in silence, listening to the crackle of the coals.

Swat slipped into a low-key song. Long Way Home was the first song that came to mind when I heard it.

No words left my mouth as I watched him run his fingertips up and down my arm, sending shivers down my spine.

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