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I nod, sood”

She pauses and looks down at her clothes “On second thought, shower first and then dinner”

I laugh “Whatever you want”

“I can’t be seen like this,” she tells me

“What’s wrong with that?” I point to her outfit

She breathes deeply “I’ that since you’re a boy, but the answer is everything”

“Boy?” I narrow my eyes “How about all man?”

She pats my stomach as she passes “Don’t flatter yourself”

I sweep her up into my arms and toss her over my shoulder

“Xander!” she squeals in a high-pitched shriek “Put me down!” she demands

“Take it back, baby”

“Never”

I drop her onto the bed and she bounces before I ju her in with my arms “I’m about to show you how much man I am”

Her lips threaten to rise into a smile “Is that so?”

“Mh htly, and I smile in satisfaction