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Chapter eighteen - Cleo
My alarm blares from my phone at five am, my eyes shoot open and I try to sit up, but I'm being kept on my back by someone. Blonde hair is on my chest and although I don't remember falling asleep with Luke on top of me, he's definitely there now and I'm fairly sure I've lost the feeling in my right arm.
"What time is it?" He mumbles sleepily against my chest.
"About five." I twist to try to reach my phone, but my hand is numb, so I end up slapping at it and it continues its high pitched screaming.
"Why the hell is your alarm going off at five?" He grumbles, reaching over and swiping the screen to end the noise.
"It's when I get up for swimming normally." He groans, laying back onto my chest and closing his eyes.
"Too ea
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