05/03/2026 15:20

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You sound surprised. No, you are not. I looked past him to Jean-Claude, who had laid back against the mound of pillows so that the crimson of the sheets framed his black curls perfectly. What does it say when you need another adult in the bed to referee? Nothing I wanted to think about too deeply, not at that moment.

I could almost feel her doubt wafting over the phone. My life wouldn't work with just one of them in it. He could be angry if he wanted to be, I guess. He did it without being asked twice.