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He opened the door and I stepped inside It looked like er There were two bedroo roo hallway I pushed the door open I could see it I could see our lives here

I turned and almost smacked into Phil “When I can put in the offer?”

“Today, if you want I’ll get started on the paperwork”

“Do it” I looked at the hardwood floors They needed to be refinished The kitchen needed new tile “How soon can I close? I want to get a re crew up here immediately”

“Uh, I’d have to check with the sellers, but I see no reason we can’t do it quickly”

“I’ll pay cash, so you don’t have to worry about a bank holding us up And I don’t need an inspection I’ll take it as-is I have a lot of plans for the space”

Phil looked stunned “That’s excellent news I’ll call the sellers i ready for you”

“Great Call n”

I walked out of the aparted down the stairs toto do it I’d build her a studio I’d show her the life we could have together

I understood she wanted to make money and stand on her own I respected that, but it was keeping us apart e should be together I didn’t want to pay her to be irlfriend—I tried to explain to her it wasn’t like that I’d pay the bills and the e while she focused on ballet It wasn’t a paid relationship

Sneaking around like this wasn’t going to work If the Goddesses found out, they would fire her I knew they had strange traditions, as did our dance teas more seriously than the players

And then it hit h ether thison the lake before we left

It was shitty But I knew exactly how to free Natalia so she could do what she really loved

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