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2024-10-29 19:42:56A slamming door made my eyes snap wide open. The sunlight streamed through the window indicating that it was some time after eight o’clock in the morning.
“Morgan.”
I heard Clarissa’s voice from downstairs.
Shit!
Shit!
Shit!
I rolled off the bed with the blanket wrapped around me leaving Ethan fully exposed…
Oh. My. God. What a beautiful sight.
“Hey.” Ethan squinted his eyes open, looked around as if he didn’t remember where he was, then focused on me. “What’s wrong?” Ethan stood up and pulled on his boxers and pants.
The stomping of someone coming up the wooden staircase caught both of our attention.
“Fuck!” Ethan grabbed his shirt and started to button it up.
I ran into my closet with the blanket still wrapped around me, tripping over the edges that hung on the ground, nearly falling, but I saved face by catching myself on the
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