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“We’re not married”

I shrugged “Details, details Not beingfor me” I took her hand and put it over s to you If you leave, if you ever wanted to end this, you’d be taking it with you It won’t be of use to anyone else, because I don’t want anyone else”

Ginger closed her hand into a fist then opened it again in slow ainst my flesh as she repeated theher hand away

“I want to get to a point where I don’t flake out Where the little things are just that, instead of the bigger deal I ht I was I want to be You deserve to have a girlfriend that’s not so erratic”

“Hey It’s not a big deal Like I said, we’re navigating this together So, you flake out, as you call it I don’t care as long as you do what you did Stay and work through it ‘Cuz let uarantee that more stupid shit won’t come out of my mouth And when that happens, cuss at me, throw shit at my head, slam doors, whatever Just don’t leave”

Gingerinto my lap I sat back to accommodate her

“I'm sorry for that”

“Baby, stop apologizing I' ready to come after you when you walked back in”

“You were?”

“Hell yeah You took off with my heart I kinda need it to live”

I slipped ers up and down her back She rested her head on ht kisses on the side of my neck

“I won't try to leave again I want to be here To be with you”

“I want you here Going to sleep with you curled up besideever You're a perfect fit”

She sat up to look at me “What?”

“You wo, but the way your body fits curled up next to mine is a perfect fit” I moved my hand down to the curve of her ass “Not too ht”