CLAIREI woke up to sunlight streaming through my window and Julian's arm was still around me, he was already awake, scrolling through his phone with his free hand."Morning," I said, my voice was rough with sleep."Morning," he replied, setting down his phone immediately. "How did you sleep?""Good," I admitted. "You?""Better than I would have alone," Julian said, pressing a kiss to my forehead.His phone buzzed on the nightstand and he sighed. "Work?" I asked."Always," he confirmed, but didn't reach for it. "It can wait.""You should check it," I said. "I know you're busy with the trial prep."Julian hesitated, then grabbed his phone, his expression shifted as he read whatever message had come through."What is it?" I asked."My lawyer," Julian explained. "Wants to meet this morning, the prosecution added three new witnesses.""That sounds important," I said."It is," Julian agreed, clearly torn. "But today's the day Amanda's follow-up article goes live, I wanted to be here when y
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