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I’ about shooting upto accept it She’s subtly asked ive her as few details as possible, because everything’s working for Violet and me at the moment

We kiss a lot, she lets me touch her wherever and whenever I want, yet I still hold back, afraid of crossing that line and fully accepting that I’ve changed inside That I’ to actually consider a real relationship with Violet, even knowing that at anyaway froh, not just to take control and slip inside her It feels like every ain I want to see that look in her eyes again when she comes, only this time I want to be inside her when it happens

"You’ve been drinking a lot of beers lately," she notes as she piles the dishes into the sink Seth and Greyson have gone out to dinner to celebrate their three-er than three months so I’, and I didn’t ask "Is it because you’re trying to take better care of yourself?"

I cringe at the fact that she’s subtlymy diabetes--my weakness--but because it’s her, it makes it a little bit easier to relax I plop down on the leather couch and tipto just beer for a while and see how that goes… get a little healthier Plus, I think I need a little break frolances up fro her shoulders and neck exposed fora thin tank top with no bra and boxer shorts I’ my best to keep my hands to myself, but it’s hard when she’s dressed like that "A break fro and set the beer down on the coffee table, reaching for the re the shit out ofher the real reason I’ve cut back on the hard liquor That I’ for a sooing on between us It’s hard soh, and kind of painful, now that

"Did I say that once?" She angles her head to the side, tapping her finger on her lip, pretending she can’t re I’d say"

"That sounds exactly like so the channel

"You sound like you know rin as she shuts off the faucet

"Are you saying that I don’t?" I retort, picking up ain as I kickher hands off on a paper towel "No, that’s not what I’ I know you"

"As much as I know you"

"I don’t think I know you co off the label of the beer "Not yet anyway"

She stacks some plates in the dishwasher "You know a lot of the important parts"

I toss the damp label onto the coffee table "I know I do"

"And you’re still here" She looks down as she says it, like she could care less about ests otherwise

"Of course I’ht tone because I know it’llhoirl who purposely pushes her ass against ned annoyance in her eyes "I did that once and it was because I was having a weird drea you?"

She rolls her eyes, but doesn’t argue as she collects solasses out of the sink "I’m surprised that you still want to sleep with asping ritual"

I tipViolet wakes up the sa for air It scared the living daylights out of me for the first week, but now I just want to knohat’s causing it All she’ll tellabout her parents, but she won’t talk about it "What can I say, I guess I’uess so," she lasses upside down inside the dishwasher "You know, I feel like the maid around here It always seems like I’m the only one who does the dishes"

"Hey, I clean a lot," I protest, putting the empty beer bottle onto the table "It’s Seth and Greyson who don’t do anything"

"Greyson at least cooks," she rey cans all over the place"

"Yeah, I’ue with that," I say as I watch her ass stick out of the bottom of her shorts as she bends over to load plates into the bottom rack of the dishwasher "You know," I continue, "I think if you’re the one who’s going to do the cleaning, we should get you a naughtyher shoulders "Why bother with the maid costume, when I could just do it nad?"