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He must have been exhausted. Clutching Dorothy's hand seemed to be the only thing that gave him a moment's peace.

The eerie calm before the storm set his nerves on edge, but at least they could hold hands, wrapped in each other's arms, sharing a bed and pillow — that in itself was a blessing.

In the morning, Jeffrey woke up, cuddled with Karen for a while, and then went to brush his teeth and freshen up, shirtless.

She had nagged him several times about wearing pajamas or a robe, but Jeffrey just wouldn't listen.

Sure, he'd had his fair share of girlfriends, but he'd never cohabited. Dates were for hotels. At home, it had always been just him, so wearing clothes to bed wasn't his thing.

abs, he was even less inclined

meetings. Tech stuff. Everett doesn’t trust anyone else with it, so I've got to step in," Jeffrey said with a grimace, electric toothbrush in hand as he turned to look at her. "What about you? Any plans?" Karen shook her head, "Nope, just wondering when you'll be home." "Should be back around two or three. Then I'll pick you up, and we'll go for some grub.” "You

his toothbrush clamped between his teeth, hurried

know it." Jeffrey grinned, almost dropping his toothbrush in the

that men are at their kindest and most tender when they feel guilty. You hiding something?" Thud—

up, his

standing up, he saw Karen was just joking, not pressing

a sigh

her laptop and settled

comfortable in the spacious living room of Jeffrey's villa, with a small desk in place. Working there gave her the feeling of being the boss of her

all in black, tailored

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