ough my apartment window

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ook him gentl

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Morning, sleepyhead. Bit early for proposals,

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hing my face. "Ashley, what's goi

ght. "Please, David. Trust me on this. It'

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silent. David kept glancing at me, a qu

. That trust

A kindly woman with a warm smile

. It was done. Legal

as we walked out, the marriage certificate clutch

but also... happy. "Okay, Mrs. Mill

made our relationship "Instagram official."

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or you guys!" Her voice was sickeni

I said, my voice

watching me, curious. I pres

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re he met you, obviously. He was always trying to get my attenti

ange from confusion to disbelief

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usband who knew the