“How’d you get these?” She licked her lips once and sat still, her back straight.
Dave tries to move but the stiffness is too strong.
And Dave remembers...
She looks beautiful and happy, John thought.
“I've fallen in love with someone else,” she whispered...
But since this happened a few days ago—why not just get it out there?

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