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Jericho left after dinner and so did Ace. It felt good to have one day free of everything happening in the world around us. The cherry on top of the ice cream sundae had to be both Ace and Gunnar's faces after I had won the paintball match. Well, Gunnar and I had won but all credit was due to me. I grinned at the feeling of victory that had my skin humming as I made my way into the kitchen.
Opening the fridge, I shoved the contents around until I came across the grapes. Pulling the bowl of chilled grapes out, I kicked the door closed. At that second, my heart lodged itself in my throat as I shrieked, "CHRIST!" I was almost certain I suffered from an out-of-body experience.
Amusement lit up Gunnar's green-brown eyes but the rest of his face held onto his stoic mask. Then his gaze dipped toward the bowl of grapes and I could have sworn his features twisted darkly. My heart didn't calm down after tha
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