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51 - Staying Over
Their small group ended up playing past midnight, drinking beer, eating popcorn, and everything they could find in the fridge and the pantry. They had leftover Korean BBQ, side dishes, ramen, cookies, and chips. Beer and soda were almost depleted by the time they finished with their game. Clara hid the peach sake at the back of the fridge, but they still found it. Her brothers usually use this drink to get her to talk whenever she shuts them out, not that they needed it today, but they wanted to see what she’ll reveal.
The dynamic duo, Max and Jeremy, was playing dirty. They wanted to show Sebastian what he was in for, maybe scare him a little, and see if he was up to the task of being Clara’s boyfriend.
Her tongue started getting loose, and she was cursing too much. It was nothing she didn’t do before. But this time, it was more extensive because she w
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