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10| Road To Love
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Emily's POV:
Pretending to love him was never tough for me. With a genuine smile on my face, a slight flush of cheeks, the? rigorous beating of heart, sweatiness of palm, butterflies in the stomach or the stuttering of my tongue, I was familiar with all types of symptoms of love.
Because I had experienced all of them. In mere twenty years.
Edward's parents came to visit us, giving us the wedding gift for our honeymoon. Bam!
What had they given us? Tickets to a seven days trip to Mauritius. Sounds dreamy right? Well, it ain't any dream, I am telling ya!
I was happy; a little trip could warm up my insides. Some fresh air was necessary to ease up my very disturbed mind. Ed
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