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Twenty - Eric's house
The first time I ever went to Eric's house was on a cloudy Wednesday morning in late October, about a week after we went to dinner together.
Genevieve and my father were holding an important meeting at the house that morning, and so Eric suggested he tutor Nova at his place instead.
"That's fine," I said. I looked at Nova. "Behave while you're a guest at Eric's house."
"You're not coming?" She asked, a sly glint in her eye.
"No," I said. "Genevieve might need me,"
"You're welcome to accompany us," Eric cut in.
"I planned to show the Planet Earth episode about a desert biome today."
"Yeah," said Nova.
Ever since Nova found out I went t
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