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Sulli’s on afor the back of the store that says “PET SHOP” on a poster board I sprint to slip out in front ofclient

“Slon, Sul” I skiainst her hip, near her ass, as I move in front I’ve never touched her like that before this trip

So I don’t think it’s aze flits quickly around the shop like she’s seeing if anyone saw me touch her

Fish Hooks is empty

Part of me wouldn’t really care if someone saw

You should care, Nine I hearwhat he’d tell h life

I know I should care Because it’d cos, and I don’t want to force her hand and have her choose ether

Shit, though, I want to touch her in public

It’s killing me not to

We make it to the counter A sticky note taped to a bell says, tap me for service

I tap twice

Ping Ping

Sulli bounces on the balls of her feet, and her eyes flit to Banks “You alright?”

He’s slipping on a pair of dark-tinted sunglasses and just gives her a single nod Migraine, probably Not just a passing headache I stiffen the longer I watch him

Howand these are just infrequent I could just be more attuned to his health than usual since we’ve been spending ether

Ispot “I left a bottle of Tylenol in the glove corab it for you”

He puts a hand to et it”

Before he leaves, a gray-bearded man pops out from an employees only door “If you’re here for snakes, we’re all out”

“Shitbags,” Banks mutters on his way out

Sulli frowns “Soht all your snakes?”

I zone in on the empty snake habitats “How many did you have?”

“About fifty of ‘eanization for birds of prey is using ‘eles”

Sulli and I share a look Yeah, that’s bullshit