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23. 'Close' Friend?
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Sophia's POV
In the past few weeks , Nick and my relationship has been on a steady track. I am not nervous anymore to sleep with Nick in the same room.
Everything has been pretty on track. I sometimes prepare breakfast for us because Ethan has taken a liking to my cooking. Me and Nick go and come back from the office together. Although it's Amy's job , I still sometimes help Ethan in his studies to make sure he is doing well. We have our dinner together and go to bed cuddling with each other. Me and Nick have kissed a lot of times but have never gone beyond that. Maybe we need a bit more time and he has never made me uncomfortable with his advances. In simple words , everything is perfect right now but that scares me sometimes. I hope everything stays this way.
I was sitting in front of the television, watching a random romcom when I heard the doorbell ring. After a minute , Caleb came in.
"Hey Soph !" He sat down beside me and put a h
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