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Peyton IugaHey everyone. Another short one, but that is all I can do for today. Don't forget to comment and leave a review.
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Pretend Girlfriend Chapter 34 - Listen to me
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Pretend Girlfriend Chapter 37 - I will find her
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Pretend Girlfriend Chapter 45 - Labour
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Pretend Girlfriend Chapter 44 - Danger part 2
Aimee POV “Where do you want the blankets?”, Abbey asks as she folds the blankets we bought last week. I smile looking at her as I tell her to put on the third drawer of the changing unit. She nods her head and smiles as I keep making the beds. I place the fitted sheet on the cot and smile looking at it. We decided we didn’t want to find out the sex of the babies. So everything is white, yellow, green and grey. The nursery is decorated with Dumbo things as it is very neutral. “I have something for you”, Abbey says and I turn to face her. She passes me a small blanket, and I smile. It has Alec engraved in it. I open the blanket and stare at it. It’s beautiful. “Oh abbey, this is beautiful”, I say and she smiles resting one hand over her heart. “It would mean the words to us if the babies could use it”, Abbey says and I nod my head. Agreeing they will both use it, it’s beautiful and it’s their father’s so we will keep it safe and use with the babies. I know Alec will love it, and
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Pretend Girlfriend Chapter 42 - Going back to reality
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