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CHAPTER 16:SO MUCH FOR BOUNDARIES.
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2021-02-09 02:47:49VANESSA
Early Morning I was standing by the kitchen counter,rubbing my pained back from spending the night on Jeremy's bedroom floor. I had no choice in the matter! I'm trying to keep certain boundaries between us so there's less confusion.
He's so Hot and Cold!!
One minute he's kissing my face off and the next he's turning back into an arrogant asshole. It's quite clear that he doesn't want to discuss what happened.But the boundaries need to be in place,so it doesn't happen again.
"Looks like someone has back pain this morning."Jeremy crossed the room towards me."I wasn't happy about you invading my space,Vanessa..But you didn't have to spend the night on the
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