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CLAUDIA

My eyes fluttered open, and it took theasped

“Oh my God!”

I was staring at an abstract painting The edges were shrouded in shadow, growing lighter as they dreard to form a face Broad brush-strokes of color formed a jawline, a nose, a pair of eyes… a face that was very familiar

“It’s me!”

Hunter squeezedwas beautiful Totally a And it was me! It looked exactly like—

“You painted me?”

“Yup”

“When!?”

I couldn’t believe it was o”

I floated over to the canvas, forgetting all about high heels The resemblance was uncanny Hunter had captured my face, my lips, the curve of my eyes and ears He’d even captured a look, one that I knew Iwas just totally surreal

I turned to hi like this before It was the sweetest,anyone had ever done for me

“I… I don’t knohat to say…”

He laughed In his black dress slacks and crisp white shirt I wanted to juht then and there

“Maybe say that you like it?”