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What she needs are things ive her yet… and that I’ll never be able to give her if she doesn’t say yes

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Kate

Alex just gaveme happy, it rerateful I just can’t forget that in reality I’ but a prisoner, as Dania so kindly reminded me

Determined not to let et ready and go downstairs at seven to knock on her door She opens it wearing a pretty red dress and ood on her The color cos out her blond hair and blue eyes

“Morning, honey,” she says, drawing“Merry Christmas Where’s Alex?”

“Merry Christ work-related He’s having breakfast in the room and will catch up with us later”

She runs her gaze overa fist on her hip, she says, “We need to go shopping”

I lift a finger “Oh, no I’ain”

The last ti on clothes I had blisters onher home To add insult to injury, she convincedand that I’ve never had the courage to wear

Gasping, she grabs eous” She uess Alex?”

I nod “My Christift”

“Thatelse I’h mine “Come on Let’s have breakfast, and then I’ll take you on a tour”

So ious