Pretending
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Pretending Ch. 2
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Simon was frustrated over the next few days. Connie went to lengths to avoid him, although since they lived together, she couldn’t avoid him all the time. After three days, frustration turned to a strange sort of admiration. It was impressive how she managed to see him for the barest minimum of time every day. She left early, came home late, then went straight to her room.
He wondered when she ate, since she declined any invitations to eat with him, whether it was in the apartment or out at a restaurant. She was never rude—she didn’t ignore him or not speak to him—but she acted like she was afraid of him. Connie had never done that before, and he began to think perhaps he’d said something to offend her without knowing it.
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On a Friday night, he called her and invited her to dinner at his place. She accepted and came over about 6:00pm. She wore a simple see through dress with sandals. It was obvious that she was wearing a thong and no bra because he could see her nipples push against the dress and her make up was rushed as she was waiting for this moment for over a week. Alexis stepped into the house and headed for the living room. Before Ian had even closed the front door, Alexis had stripped and was...
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ISS ke sabhi readers or dosto ko mera ek baar phir se namaskar, aur unn sabhi to tahe dil se sukriya jinhone mere likhe first part “Landd aur chute ka koi rishta nahi hoota- I” ki tareef ki aur mujhe bohot se mail kiye, vaise to maine sabhi ko reply kiya hai par phir bhi koi chhut gaya ho to please iss baat ko dil par naa le. Aur mujhe vaise hi response kare jaise first part me kiya tha. Dosto vaade ke mutaabik aaj main apni first story “Landd aur chute ka koi rishta nahi hota-I” ka Second part...
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