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Not a Competition
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2026-09-11 21:00:00I found Drew exactly where I probably should have expected to find him. His room. The door was open, light spilling into the hallway, and he was sitting at his desk with his laptop open in front of him. So much for taking the day off.
I stopped in the doorway. “You lied.”Drew looked up. His eyebrows pulled together. “That’s an aggressive way to say hello.”“You said you finished your work.” I frowned, arms crossed over my chest, leaning against his doorframe.He glanced at th
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