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Heads down, they stepped out into the thick snow Sharp, icy flakes nipped at their exposed skin Their eyes watered froh you to the bone and melded there Alastair turned to check on Rainne but could barely see her through the thick falling snow The silence was disturbing, er that awaited them Each step they took was laborious It felt

The snow ate at Alastair It chipped away at his resolve,tucked up in the warmth with Rainne The pain in his side was a consistent dull re His swollen wrist shot jagged spikes of pain through his body each ti way His head throbbed with every step His throat burned with each icy breath he sucked in Yet through it all, he could only think about the taste of Rainne on his lips and warm comfort of her hand in his

It felt right Like he’d beena limb for three years and noas back

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Joe

“It’s not what you think” Caroline stared into the dumb waiter from her spot beside Joe

“I think it’s a life-sized rubber doll that looks suspiciously like Josh McInnes,” Joe said

“And it’s holding a box of illegal fireworks,” Jena felt the need to point out “Was the doll etting the face that lifelike”

All eyes turned to Jena

“How on earth would you know that?” Abby asked her best friend

“It’s ahtclubs in Atlantic City I know about stuff that would curl your toes”

“Josh proerous People have lost lied

“Really?” Shona said “You’re worried about the fireworks and not about the sex doll?”

“It’s not a s-sex doll” Caroline’s face turned burgundy “It was a joke gift From Mitch”

“I don’t see how it’s funny,” Kirsty’s mum said as she stared at plastic Josh