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171|It's All Just A Dream
Eden woke up feeling completely rejuvenated and ready to spend the day doing absolutely nothing.
Well, maybe not nothing.
But binge-watching true crime shows with Brenda while Aiden built stuff with his toys sounded like a solid plan.
Yes, serial killer shows, popcorn and a nice snuggly blanket—in that order—was her idea of a perfect Sunday.
But then, a clean-shaven Liam with nothing but a white towel wrapped around his waist had to put the brakes on her plans and remind her now that she was cohabiting—a reality she hadn't fully processed yet—there were things she couldn't do anymore. Like wear comfy pyjama pants the whole day and gorge herself with potato chips until she slipped into a TV induced coma.
"Morning, Princess," he smiled as he leaned over and kissed her on the lips. "You slept okay?"
"Like the dead," Eden nodded. To show him how refreshed she felt, she sprung out of bed and yawned and stretched. "I can even run a marathon
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