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"No," I said, softening "I envy that you’re such a strong person, despite those things I wish I could speak my mind like you, and be the kind of person who people don’t try to walk all over You don’t put up with crap frolanced down at her low-cut V-necked sweater with the perfect ae on display "I envy your boobs"

Marna snorted Kope swiftly turned and walked aith a shake of his head Ginger heldher boobs upward even higher

"They are rather nice," she ader and I cracked a s back frohtly lifted

"Please coone to look out aacross the rooets cold"

His gait was stiff as he walked to the square white table and sat

"There, there, luv," Marna patted his shoulder and placed a cup of war out with the likes of us" She winked at me

He kept his eyes down It was clear he didn’t trust us not to steer the conversation into uncootten pushed aside by the tea tray It was a book of sign language

"Ooh," Marna said, taking a dainty sip of tea "We’re learning! You guys should learn it, too Blake and Kai cae for those tie"

"That is very dangerous but ser asked "I can’t believe those two thought of it Marna and I er, just playing around, but this will be better"

"Do you think the whisperers have picked up on sign language, though?" I asked

"Well, we obviously wouldn’t use it in front of theer said "It’d just be for when Dukes are nearby, but no one can see us Thought about "

I nodded

"Supposedly Kaidan’s having a difficult time ’cause he can’t say sords in every sentence," Marna said with a s or make some up himself"

"Really?" I asked "He doesn’t cuss that much" In fact, I’d only heard him use a few er staring atexpressions

"What?" I asked

It started with s to hide hers behind her hand When the two of thehter burst forth in a torrent They howled, egged on by each other, stos I looked at Kope, whose expression was as somber as ever while he watched the to explain through a bout of mirth

"I’m sorry, luv, it’s just that Kai has the filthiest mouth of any bloke I’ve everI felt