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I could help but burst out laughing

“Shut up!” She laughed with me

“How cruel,” I repeated, then checked the book “Where is that? I think you butchered it”

“No smart ass, theater perfor it out like that,” she replied and tried to snatch the book from me

But I switched hands and held it out farther

She cli for it, put her forehead on top of mine

“May I help you?”

“Do you knohy I read this book?”

“Yes, someone died”

“No…I read it because of you”

Noas confused “What?”

“That quote is what Catherine tells her husband when they are fighting They don’t match each other They hate each other They are married but miserable I read this book whenever I hear about some pitiful woman who either killed herself or her husband out of misery I wonder how in the world do you marry someone you don’t love? What does it feel like to be in a e? I don’t know So, it’s your fault You treat me far too well”

I stared up her, s as I held her face “I love you, baby, but you are weird Who does that—ah!” I winced as she head-butted me

“Forget it!” She rolled over and hopped out of bed

Rolling over, I hopped off and grabbed her “Declan!”