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And if he had darkness closing in on hi hole I know darkness It’sfriend It’s tainted every inch of my soul

And that’s why I a tainted with the shit that swirls aroundI don’t deserve

I snag a beer out of the fridge and go sit in the living roo to all of the people I care about laugh and love Meanwhile, I keep uard down--if I let them in--I will destroy the in the kitchen that he and Chelcie will be getting ives ht into the steaaze and wait to see what she will do next

"You’re fucking unbelievable," she h that I don’t catch it

And like the idiot I a her on "What was that, Em?"

Her eyes flash Her porcelain skin turns pink, and she ju at the kitchen table The chair falls to the floor in a loud clatter that draws the attention of the roorabsit back tothere silent as always You’re in a rooht their deth to battle anything that stood in their way The courage to push away from uncertainty of the unknown And what does Maddox Locke do? He sits back and gives everyone else around hihts for theuess what, buddy? I’ave a damn about your past, those secrets you hide so deep I’ve been willing to fight for you Battle those deht And while I’hs, and it sounds so e You think you’re slick hiding it, but I see you! I didn’t love you for whatever limbs you have or don’t have I want you for your heart, and I won’t settle for anything less"

She stoizes for ruining their night--to which, of course, they assure her that she didn’t The whole tiers at me with his eyes

I’ through my mind And for the first time in too many years, that sue – Chelcie

Ugh I feel terrible My back has been killing nant woman and cleaned every inch of the house I could reach yesterday

My due date has coone I’me every hour, on the hour, for the last three days Ever since I passed my due date, it would seem that I transferred overme nuts

So here I a my husband with lunch at work He hasn’t been terribly busy lately, just going in for a few hours a day With hi the computers and technical team at Corps Security, they’ve been able to ease the workload considerably