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As if Tomorrow is Not a Promise (part 1)
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2024-10-29 19:42:56[Arthur]
The tension between Faye and Devona is almost visible, like waves rippling between them.
Something happened while we were gone. There is something bigger happening between those two, something that at the moment does not include me.
Is Devona simply “watching” over Faye or is something deeper happening here?
I look away. I can see how Devona is devoted to Faye, but does Faye notice that the other woman looks at her with such intensity when she isn’t watching? I know that our relationship is still quite new and that I have no claim to her or her affections exclusively, but a p
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