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She nodded against his chest “I want to take a quick shower first I’ross”

“Baby, in theThese bouts always make you so tired you can barely stand”

She looked up at hiether, but now they were tinged with pain Pain that was always present these days God, he’d do anything, fucking anything to take it all away from her

“You’ll hold me up You always hold me up”

“Daht, beautiful”

He stood, then helped her to her feet As predicted, she was a weak, unstableher teeth with his arown over her head

“Letthe silky fabric over her head as he helped keep her steady

“I’m so scrawny,” Cassie whispered as she turned to face the mirror “Look at er full and perky as they’d once been, shaking her head

She sounded so dejected

Viper flipped the water on in the shower, stripped out of his sweatpants, then fit his body behind hers, staring into her eyes in theafter her diagnosis, Cassie looked seconds fro tears

She was right about being extrenosed with lymphoma, twenty-pounds she didn’t have to spare, but her beauty hadn’t faded a bit to his eyes

“My hair is starting to fall out too,” she whispered, choked up This was the first time she’d expressed concerns like this to him and Viper’s heart literally broke

“Baby,” he started

Cassie shook her head, eyes glistening “I’ht now, it’s just…” She sighed

“It’s just what, Cas?”