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058: Still Trying

Auteur: Lavender Pen
last update Date de publication: 2026-03-19 22:11:51

EDEN

Mum is finally asleep. She fought it for almost an hour. She’d continued stroking my hair, murmuring that everything would be okay, that we'd figure it out together, and that I was still her brave girl. But exhaustion won.

Her breathing slowed, her hand went slack on my arm, and now she's curled on her side facing me, her face soft in sleep.

I watch her chest rise and fall for a long minute.

Then I carefully slide out from under the covers.

My legs feel like they belong to
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    EDEN "I didn't think you would show up with...popsicles," my husband says, his voice laced with subtle excitement. I can tell he's very, very happy to see me. I cover the distance between us, set my bag on his desk, and round the chair to his side. "Just wanted to surprise you." I slide onto his lap without asking, my legs draped sideways across his thighs, my arm looping loosely around his neck. He exhales like he's been holding his breath and wraps one arm around my waist, the other settling on my knee. I pull the popsicles out. The chocolate is already starting to melt at the edges. "Dark chocolate," I announce, holding his out. "Because you're dramatic and like things that taste expensive." He lets out a small laugh, takes it, and immediately bites off the tip. Chocolate smears the corner of his mouth. He doesn't wipe it. "Thank you," he whispers, his voice low. Then he lifts my free hand—the one not holding my own popsicle—and presses a soft kiss to my kn

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  • Married To My Billionaire Nemesis   072: Progress

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  • Married To My Billionaire Nemesis   012: Obsessive Inventory

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