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“Want to try out that tub in there?”

“That means we have to ht of hie This felt good

He chuckled “You don’t have tofor you”

Before I knehat he was doing, Knight had collected h the bathroom door He kicked it open

“See?”

I laughed My arms draped around his neck “This could be the start of so very complicated, you know that?”

He spun the handles on the tub It began to fill The idea of soaking in the tub was soothing Our bodies were sore I wanted to soak until ers were pruned and the water was tepid

“It’s only as complicated as we make it,” he responded

I considered his answer We hadand the end Maybe Knight was right We didn’t have to make it complicated

I couldn’t i to walk away from e had just unleashed

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Knight

I used to sleep in Those were theNow I set y to the office It wasthirty It seenificant than New Year’s resolutions or bucket lists Just get up and fucking run

ThisI made an exception I awakened with Kennedy in my arms Her skin ar incredible After last night, it was mine She was mine She always should have been I was too scared and stupid five years ago to do what I should have done

We’d be ruling the city together now She’d be my queen Mine