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I fill the tub with stea the jets to work on so on the hospital recliner is hell on the spine When the tub is full, I slip off my clothes, pilesoak

I consider as Whereas mid-October in Denver would be quite nippy, the warrees with my body I like the desert—the brown ets out of the hospital, I think I’ht not like ad I’d like to live here, I believe the fact I’ employment speaks for itself

Really, though, it has nothing to do hether I like Vegas It’s that Sa to know hi to move to Denver His job is based here, and it’s too i me in Denver excepthis job for another feeeks—unpaid, of course—and then he’s going to have to decide what to do The government has been silent No coe… we are on our own

As I weigh the pros and cons of s and slather a vanilla bean body wash overthem pound my lower back When the water starts to cool, I step out of the tub and pat most of the water aith a towel While my skin is still semi-damp, I slather on vanilla lotion and check ood sleep, halfway decent nutrition—at least eating consistently—anda little more normal The dark circles under aunt and washed out

The only thing I need now is my soft cotton sleep jauest bedroom

I open the bathrooht into a solid wall of manly muscle

August has his hand on the knob of the bathroo in By the wide flare of his eyes, I can see he’s as surprised to see me there as I am to see him home this early

I realize my hands are pressed to his chest, and there’s barely an inch of room between our bodies

August stares down, his gaze e foro even wider, and he inhales sharply

His hands settle oniven no indication he’s even remotely interested in me

“You sood,” he says, and a shiver runs up uttural tone of his voice He sounds just like a wolf that found a tasty snack

His hands tighten onto kiss me?

“Go get dressed,” hethat both puts e and ht with you”

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I honestly have no clue what I’ust about where ere going I siht with me, which was a black dress It wasn’t even a sexy dress I had bought it to wear to a funeral two years ago when a coworker died I have no clue why I brought it to Vegas with o with it Instead I’ a taupe-colored pair of booties with a spiked heel I bought on sale a few years ago, which look aoes with everything

I look awful, I’ does I did put on makeup for the first time in forever Because I didn’t washit back froed to twist and curl the ends of my bob so they pointed forward under , so I add an extra layer of kohl liner underinI can say is my blue eyes look way better with my brown hair than with my blond