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HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD DAY TODAY CALL ME LATER! :)

Tucking my phone in my back pocket, I snuck off to the kitchen to pour led up on the couch watching TV I tookroo?" I shoveled a bite of Lucky Char fast"

Fred looked down at her "Me too I have to get up early in the rinned at thees You two are so roht," Fred joked as he picked up a s my cereal bowl

"I know! I had coffee at work today, way later than I usually do I’m wired" I threw the pillow back at theo to bed and I’m stuck here all alone with the Chopped contestants"

My led as she leaned over and kissed "

Fred stood up andhim to the back door

He wrapped his arht squeeze She lifted her chin, angling her mouth to line up with his He tilted his head to the side and looked her straight in the eyes "I love you"

Her cheeks puffed out as she sainst hers passionately and I started rinned at ht htly draht Fred delivered one more peck and disappeared out the back door Mom turned and rolled her eyes at led "But you know I really love you two And I love you together"

A sweet s with you tonight?"

"Nah, I’ for Brody to text me back and then I’ll hit the sack" I returned her sh"

Mom blew me a kiss and walked down the hall to our apartment I heard the door close behind her as I pulled my phone out of

My shoas over and I had just finished up ht I heard a quiet knock on the front door Pausing, I listened again Another knock I raced through the hallway, excited at the thought of another surprise visit fro the front door open, I stopped dead init was--" I blinked, not sure if I was seeing what I was really seeing "Zach?"

"Hey!" A lazy grin tugged at the corner of his irls awake?"

Confused, I slowly shook my head back and forth "No, they’re in bed"

"Aw, crap I really wanted to see theain They’re cute"

I took a step closer to hi?"

"Oh, yeah," he slurred "It was so good too I forgot how fucking good it tastes"

Oh, shit

"Listen…" I stepped out onto the front porch and closed the door quietly behindmy mom hadn’t heard him "What can I do for you? Is there someone I can call? A sponsor maybe?"