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Chapter 33: Chloe at the Funeral
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2024-10-29 19:42:56When Chloe finally made it back to the guest bedroom, Kendra had cleaned up and was fully dressed. So much for that decade's worth of sexual release, Chloe thought to herself and went off to look for a black dress. Chloe had managed to find a black dress that went to her knees. It had a swing skirt with a black satin ribbon around the hem, and the top and sleeves were lace with a satin camisole slip she wore underneath. She'd worn it once to a function for her father-in-law's car lot. She wasn't sure what it was, some kind of fundraiser, she thought.
The funeral was pretty much uneventful long boring speech and prayer with the constant sobbing from Mark Harris throughout. Even though they had forgone the church service, they still had a preacher at the burial that for some reason, decided to make up for the lack of a service.
Kendra sat next to Chloe in a black patchwork swing dress that made her look like she should be walking a catwalk somewhere. And how she could
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