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I drop ives a sleepy yawn “Hey,” he says, his voice thick

“Morning” I walk over to the bed and sit down, stretching s out

He leans over and presses a quick kiss to my lips He s?”

“My face feels like I took a meat mallet to it, but other than that, I’m fantastic” I smile

He chuckles “You’re hysterical”

“I try” I laugh and he grabs hter intensifies and I end up in his lap, straddling him I place my hands on his firm chest, and his skin is so warm it nearly burns my palm

“I’ers delicately toit up with foundation and concealer but some spots were impossible to hide completely

“It’ll heal,” I whisper back, entwining ainst his

He presses his palht over my heart “Will this heal?”

I nod “Eventually” I press ether and then ad to say this, but I hate him I hate him for what he did to Cade, to me, to my mom, and I hate him even reat guy when it was nothing but a lie He was a ht, and it’s scary to think about how many others are out there like that”

Xander nods, rubbing his hands up and down rees

I have had enough serious talk so I press a kiss to his lips and slip frorab some coffee You want any?”

He shakes his head “Not right now”

I nod and head downstairs, fixing the coffee since no one else is up yet

Prue coives a little whine so I put her leash on and take her down the street On the way back, I grab the newspaper from the box and take a look at it as I walk back up the driveway One article causes me to pause