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her front porch for a week. She'd broken up with me, left the town without explaining shit

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ick. Should we be bothered abo

black heels to my eyes. Those heels looked like they'd be better discarded inside

ed up with nothing but ugly cheap knockoff stuff that didn't only end with her heel

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her anymore? No. She deserves to be punished. She deserves to know

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ling the edge of m

g you're aware that I'd be

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e her in so she could rest her seemingly shaky legs. Instead, I s

back to mine, her mouth twitching, an

de. Even if that sounds exciting and perfect

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for an instant, her lashes glistened with unshed tears, but she blinked

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to push her to the breaking point, to hea

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ng you back in the next thirty minutes,