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Jack’s POV
I woke up and realised that Charlotte was no longer in my arms. I sat up just as the bathroom door opened and she walked out in just a towel. I noticed the bags under her eyes instantly.
“Are you ok hun? You look like you did not sleep a wink”
She blushed as she looked down at her feet. “Don’t worry about me” She quickly walked over to the wardrobe and disappeared.
What the hell? I quickly climbed out of bed and followed her “I will always worry about you, talk to me” I spun her around to face me.
“I just feel like you keep me in the dark, and I know that you should as some of the stuff you do is bad, but then my mind starts going over time trying to figure out what you are hiding, and it won’t stop” She blurted out.
“I am happy to tell you everything, I thought you didn’t want to know”
“I don’t and I do, Argh I am such a mess&rd
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