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drama and didn't even glance at me. After a quic

hips, firm abs, and those V-lines. Ahem, I was getting

d dimples when he smiled. He used to be my little shadow, alw

studies, I spent less time at h

hone and foun

we

rep

ke me home

I added, "We're both adu

message. He didn't reply for a long t

ep, a video call came through. M

g to his hair and trickling down his chest. I was instantly wide

u're all dressed up? You were praising me last

t a calcul

to some Korean comics. I chanted to myself: Reject

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urgery. Home was too far away, so I went back

ht, with a military backpack on his back. I was too exhausted, so I a

exandra, keeping it brief,

on speaker, and I could hear her

Madelynn's bed is the one your uncle and I picked out from IKEA last ti

0 years of working at Walmart, my h

eing too sel

gh, Kevin qui

you h

our surgery, my stomach

wound. Then, he brought my

kid been reading too m

you don't get a band-aid soon,

s eyes at me, c

omato and egg noodles, which turne

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red a table full of dishes. Steamed fish, braised ribs, sweet and

I must have

ender equality became a norm, we

placed Kevin's utensils

owl with her chopsticks. My dad, who rarely drank, brought

ncle. It's been years, and you'

. Your parents aren't home, so if yo

e a mother-in-law eva

k my head and focused on eating. Only good fo

friend had just had her second child, the next she was mentioning my pre

ly, she was hint

her t

rown up too. You can introd

innocent expression. His face scre

, pretending

assuringly. "Our Kevin is so excellent, I'

nodded and said, "I'll listen to

t older? A

then looked up to meet Kev

al, he had learn