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It&039;s dark The house is silent I&039;m tired but I can&039;t sleep It&039;s al

&039;You awake?&039; I ask quietly

&039;Wide awake,&039; Lizzie answers

I roll over onto ently put my arm around her She does the saood to have her next to oing to do in themine I can feel her breath on my skin

&039;Don&039;t know,&039; I answer quickly I want to stay at hoo back to work The longer I&039;ve laid here awake, the ed to convince o back to the office to shot in the o back there

&039;Stay here,&039; she says quietly &039;Stay here with us You should be here with me and the children&039;

&039;I know, but&039; I start toWe need you here I need you here I&039;m scared&039;

I know she&039;s right I wrap e of her spine She&039;s wearing a short nightdress I put ain Her skin is soft and warrumble and pull away from me like she usually does but she stays where she is I can feel her hands on ain, slowlyit between s She starts to stroke me and despite all the fear, confusion and uncertainty we&039;re both feeling I&039;m hard in seconds I can&039;t remember the last time ere intimate There always see or so&039;s it been?&039; I ask, keeping ,&039; she answers

Lizzie rolls over onto her back and I cliripsinto my skin She wants ht Neither of us says a word No talking There&039;s nothing to say

It&039;s four-thirty I don&039;t remember what happened I must have fallen asleep It&039;s still dark in here and the bed&039;s e by the door

&039;What&039;s wrong?&039;

&039;Listen,&039; she whispers

I rub sleep fro fro&039;s happening in the other occupied flat upstairs There are voices - raised voices - and then the sound of breaking glass