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Chapter forty-two - Cleo
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2024-10-29 19:42:56"It's morning, it's morning, it's not night time, it's morning." Luke sings at the top of his lungs as we walk down the hallway from our room.
"Shut the fuck up, it's five am, you utter psychopath." Jenny pops her head out of her room and glares bleary eyed in our direction, her finger jutting angrily with each word. "You might think you're scary, but I will stab you in your sleep if you keep doing this every bloody day."
"Jenny, you look upset darling, are you not getting laid?" He smirks at her, ducking when she launches a shoe at him.
"I hate you so much, why the hell did I agree to live with you all?" With a frustrated growl, she slams her bedroom door and Luke wraps his arms around me, chuckling to himself.
"You're so mean." I giggle, pressing a kiss to his chee
Bella AislingOnly a short one to finish off this book! I hope you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for reading! 💞
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