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Warmth and Rest

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Sarah

I can’t remember the last time I felt full. 

I look down at the plate in front of me, which Cosette is piling with food for a third time. A piece of lusciously dark chocolate cake stares up at me while she arranges a scoop of vanilla ice cream next to it. 

Everything is homemade. 

Everything is delicious and filling. 

I take a bite and close my eyes, fighting the urge to moan. 

Cosette clucks in appro

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