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"Rose filled ood, duh for you"

I absorb her words, wondering how much I really believe in them Zachary Lawrence looks fabulous on paper Any wohis chronic cheating Oh, he hid it well at first and I was clueless But with confidence co clues everywhere I just turned a blind eye to it all

Eventually, this made me feel like a doormat and I had no one to blame but myself I was a pathetic, useless doormat of a woman and I hated it Still don’t quite understand how I dealt with his we just can’t question, not while we’re still too close to them

"I need to focus on work," I tell Lily firasm so easily yesterday afternoon My skin heats at thefor him I know he said he’d be here and I believe him, but I haven’t spotted him yet

"Yes, you do But you need to have a little fun, too" Lily flashes one of those knock-you-out-and-leave-you-flat smiles that she has patented She really kno to turn it on and look like the good-ti up that sort of pace I know ent I want to inherit Fleur, so Ito wear on ine

"I kno to have fun," I say, es of Ryder Talk about fun …

"Iyour favorite takeout after a hard day’s work and watching your saved-up Bravo shows on the DVR" It’s as if she peeked insideAnd you, Vi, are anything but boring"

Lily is the only hu mad at her God, I really hate that nicknae myself If I like to eatwith that?"

"Everything" Lily glances around as if she’s looking for sooing to grab another drink from the bar You want one?"

"No, thank you I’ain by drinking too h, knowing that Ryder is around here Somewhere

I remember his demand that I not wear any panties and I did just that It feels strange, wearing nothing underneathAnd I only do that so I won’t have visible panty lines, not because I want to please my man …

The dress is a pale, pale pink and the skirt is short, hittinga bra either, since the dress has a deep V in both the front and the back I woreexposed Or more like extremely naked