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I almost moan The sound is in the back of my throat, but I keep it trapped I never knew the ankle was an erogenous zone, but it sure as hell is now A hot pulse of pleasure streaks fros

And I throb there, growing swollen and heavy as he keeps his hands on , always so attuned, I wonder if he can sense s between us

Logan pullsthe hem over the knife it now hides And when he stands, the spell is broken The air loses its density, its depthand goes back to noruard and princess’s sister

Although it’s my twentieth birthday and I’m officially-officially an adult--nouys who are practically family over to the penthouse to celebrate in the fancy foret, I love this kind of stuff

Streamers and balloons and flowers, twenty candles and one extra for good luck that I have to blow out in a single breath--but only after I"Happy Birthday" to s loudest, ’cause that’s just how he is

Then, while David the butler clears away the plates, ive me my present But there’s a catch

"You have to close your eyes," he says "No peeking"

And there’s this lightness to his face, a contentment and excitement that I haven’t seen in hiift is--his three years of sobriety is already the ive me

Butif he wants to add to the aweso as he leads me out of the apartment, with his hands over , I knoe’re getting in the elevator and e get off, the air feels cooler and sounds echo-y

We come to a stop and then he takes his hands away And I openat a beautiful, buttercup-yellow BMW convertible with tan interior and a giant red bow on the hood I don’t know thelike that--I just know it’s so fucking pretty

I scream

So loud it hurtsmy arms around my dad’s neck "Thank you! Thank you so much!"

"Dad" Olivia questions with a hint of worry in her tone that tells me she didn’t know about this present And she worries about me Always

My dad kisses my cheek and sets me back down "The royalties froood She’s twenty years old now, Liv She’s doing great in school--she deserves it" Then he looks back to

"The car’s fro is courtesy of Nicholas"

I skip over to s for everyone!

"Is your license still valid, Ellie?" Olivia asks

"Bet your sweet bippy it is, Liv" And I dance like I have to pee "So, can I, like, drive it? Now?"

"Of course you can,"out the shiny key "It’s yours, sweetheart" He kisses ain "I love you too, Dad"

When I walk around to cliests, "Ah, maybe take one of the lads with you? Just in case there’s trouble Logan--would you an nods "Sure"

And I bounce in front of hi to be so awesome!"

He looks sort of ill

"Yeah Great" He holds up his fist and gives a pathetic "Woo"

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