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Chapter Nine | Silver Lining In Love
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2021-08-08 22:10:40❀ Kate ❀
Three days later
“Okay, you’re straight up glowing. What’s going on Kater Tot!? I need the details STAT.” Tristan gawked at me with twinkling sable eyes while we packed up our gear for the night. I’d just made it back to our lifeguard tower a few minutes ago, and was finally letting the excitement I’d been feeling all day manifest outwardly. It started with humming a catchy love song I couldn’t remember the lyrics to, and apparently now that elated energy was radiating right off of me.
I beamed in response, lacing my fingers against the back of my head as I twisted from side to side lazily. I’m pretty good about stretching throughout shifts, but my mind wasn’t really focused on that routine at the moment. “Must be this sheen of sweat from jogging up here, Triscuit; That’s the only ‘glow’ happening to my skin.”
Sarcastic laughter rang in the air. His. I
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