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20: Killer Umbrella
Sleep pulled at my eyelids as Jack and I lay in my bed the next morning, a tangle of arms and legs. I rested my head on his bare chest, my fingertips tracing over the smattering of hair on his chest. A smile touched my lips. Lifting my head, I looked at him.
“Hey you,” he murmured, his hair thoroug
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