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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.

liked his abs, he was even less inclined to cover

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

his teeth,

Jeffrey grinned, almost dropping his toothbrush in the

at their kindest and most tender when they

pick it up, his mind racing with how

joking, not pressing him on why his

let out a sigh of

freshening up, Karen grabbed her laptop and

made herself comfortable in the spacious living room of Jeffrey's villa, with a small desk in

donned a suit, all in black, tailored to perfection, making him look

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