Sweetheart
‘Turn yourself in,’ Archie said. He pressed the fingers of one hand into his right temple, trying to slow the pulse of blood that beat against his skin. Susan was taking notes, recording everything. He didn’t care. ‘I’ll do anything you want,’ he said.
‘You know what I want.’ She let that linger in the air between them.
‘Tell me,’ he said.
‘I want you,’ Gretchen said. ‘I’ve always wanted you.’
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‘Turn yourself in,’ Archie said. He pressed the fingers of one hand into his right temple, trying to slow the pulse of blood that beat against his skin. Susan was taking notes, recording everything. He didn’t care. ‘I’ll do anything you want,’ he said.
‘You know what I want.’ She let that linger in the air between them.
‘Tell me,’ he said.
‘I want you,’ Gretchen said. ‘I’ve always wanted you.’
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