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When I come, it’s not with his name on my lips, it’s with the words “I love you so much.”

And when he finds his release, he presses his forehead to mine, whispering, “I love you more.”

I think I fall asleep before he even cleans me up and carries me to bed, because the next morning, that’s where I wake up to the angry buzzing of my phone. I panic, worried that it might be Nicholas or Nicole telling us that something is wrong with Abby.

But when I pick my phone up from the nightstand, I see that I’ve missed several texts in a group chat with Charlie and Frank. I tap on the most recent message.

Filling my screen is a photo of a man’s left hand, a gold wedding band circling his ring finger. The woman’s hand, laying over the top, has one of the biggest diamond rings I’ve ever seen. I’m so focused on the size of that ring that I almost don’t notice the matte green nail polish.

And then, another message pops up.

Frank

We have a BIG problem.

THE END

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