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The spoon clinked against the edge of the tub as Vivien pulled out another bite of ice cream, licking it off slowly before offering me the spoon. I took it, scooping up some for myself, my eyes drifting over to her as she curled her legs beneath her.

"So," I said, swallowing the cold sweetness before meeting her gaze. "Why'd you become a teacher?"

Vivien tilted her head, considering. "Because I like bossing people around," she said with a straight face.

I huffed a laugh. "That checks out."

She grinned before shrugging. "Honestly? I always liked kids. They're weird and unpredictable, but they're honest. And they don't hold grudges-well, most of them don't. I had one first grader try to curse me once because I wouldn't let him eat glue, but, you know, that's just part of the job."

I chuckled, shaking my head. "So, you enjoy near-death experiences?"

She smirked. "Only the ones that involve tiny humans wielding Crayola markers like weapons."

I handed her the spoon back, watching as she took another bite. "How are you still single?"

The question left my mouth before I could think twice, but the

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second it did, something in her face shifted.

Vivien dropped her gaze, her fingers tightening slightly around the tub.

I sighed. "You don't have to answer-"

interrupted softly, taking

with a sad smile, exhaling slowly. "I was engaged when I was twenty-three." She paused, her fingers tracing over the lid of the ice cream. "He was the love of my life." A small breath. "But he died in a

anything. What was there to

stretch, letting her own

"I guess you would understand more than

finished softly, meeting

nodded, my

who convinced me to send Laura to Germany. She had been the one to push me toward

deeply, running a hand over my jaw. "Well-I didn't get the best news, but... I think somewhere deep down, for the last two years, I knew she wasn't there anymore, you know?" My voice was rough, quieter

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I could

pulled the spoon away, a tiny piece of chocolate chip

smirked. "You got a

thumb along the spot, but before I could wipe it away, her hand caught

hand closer-her gaze

And then-

mouth to my thumb, her full lips parting as she sucked the

in my pants turned into a raging fucking

my pulse hammering as she pulled back, her lips releasing my thumb with an audible

at her, my heart pounding against my ribs like it was trying to

her eyes

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was no hiding

couldn't hide the fact that her nipples were peaked against the thin fabric of her dress, her cheeks flushed with something that had nothing to do

back to mine, steady but soft. "Josh... it's okay, you know." Her voice was quiet, careful. "If you need to

my jaw. tightening as I stared at her. At her full lips, slightly parted, still glistening from the

I thought about how they would

I was leaning in, my hand reaching behind her neck, my fingers

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