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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-"

she interrupted softly, taking a deep breath. "It's

when I was twenty-three." She paused, her fingers tracing over the lid of the ice cream.

anything. What

stretch,

I swallowed hard. "I guess you

she finished

my

Germany. She had been the one to push me toward hope when I was

two years, I knew she wasn't there anymore, you know?" My voice was rough, quieter than I meant it to be.

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I could

the spoon away, a tiny piece

"You

without thinking, brushing my thumb along the spot, but before I could wipe it away, her

guided my hand closer-her

And then-

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

in my pants turned into a raging fucking

she pulled back, her lips releasing my thumb with an

all I could do was sit there, staring at her, my heart pounding against

and her eyes flickered down-straight to

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was no hiding

the fact that her nipples were peaked against the thin fabric of her

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

shut my mouth, my jaw. tightening as I stared at her. At her full lips,

I thought about how they would

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

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