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“Actually, I didn’t call the landlord about it”

“He’ll have to do soo without air on the twentieth floor”

“That’s the thing,” I say as I follow him into the house “I don’t think I want to stay there for the summer”

He turns around, his eyes the kind of wide associated with surprise and hope “Is this youin with me?”

I nod, and his grin lights up my world

“I love being here”

“Yeah?” He’s still s as he pulls me in for a kiss

“Of course” His love is the best gift, fillingbreath to a future I can’t wait to start living “My favorite thing in the world is here”

“Me?”

“You”ALEX“Violet, are you ready to go? We need to get to the airport” I check the bedroom She’s nowhere to be found I could've sworn she said she was getting her bags together This is unusual—where there’s Violet, there is rarely silence “Violet?”

“Whatcha doin’?” Violet scares the crap out of uest bedroom we’ve turned into her “private space,” which she uses to store her unpacked boxes

“Trying to find you Are you ready?” I look her up and down

She’s definitely not ready to go She’s wearing underpants and a tank top with no bra We need to leave in the next fifteena bra

She covers her chest with one of the books she’s holding It only hides one of her boobs She does the sa, erect nipple froe is already done I’ve seen them The monster in my pants has awakened

“See what you’ve done” I motion to my crotch

“I’m sure we can sort it out”

Violet lowers the books, taunting ree-aret to Violet’s boobs—and possibly between her thighs since that’s his favorite place to hang out