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"Stupid man," Madison mumbled into her pillow

"I heard that," Ephraim whispered in the other room

"I know," she said testily "Jackass"

He groaned "Are you going to be quiet any tiet some sleep?"

"Jerk"

"I’ll take that as a ‘no’"

She tossed and turned, trying to get comfortable Great, he even ruined sleep for her He made her dependant on hiainst She curled up on her side and hugged his pillow, hoping it would be a good enough replacement to allow her to sleep It wasn’t

"Can’t sleep?" his soft voice asked

"Shut up, I hate you"

"Yes, so you keep telling me," he said dryly

"Jerk"

She heard him move on the couch He was just as uncomfortable as she was That et any sleep neither was he

"Are you going to work tomorrow?" he asked suddenly

"Yes, there’s only one week of school left No point init Not that it’s any of your business what I do anymore"

"Just try not to bite anyone," he said rabbed his pilloishing it was him and threw it across the room "Jerk!"

"You knohat I think?" he asked

"What?" she snapped

"I think you still love ive you that, but you still loveto tell me"

"You want me"