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Chapter 18
I stared at myself in the mirror. The sparkling purple fabric of Ross's sister's dress clung to my upper body before cascading beautifully right down to my feet. It fit nicely, maybe not as flattering on my chest area as I'd hoped but it was all I had to work with. I'd curled my dark brown hair so that it fell behind my shoulders appropriately and my makeup was light and magic.
I felt like an imposter.
Like some rich boy's housewife to be. My heart clasped shut and it temporarily stopped beating as Deshawn appeared behind me. Even with my heels, he was taller. The ghost inspected me with an unreadable expression.
"What?" I turned around to him in question.
"Nothing." He shrugged. "
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His thick eyebrows were furrowed and a deep crease buried between the two. His suit was perfectly fitted and made him look charming. Ross's hair, for once, had been tamed by gell that flattened the mess and his black bow tie was cute.I shivered against the cold and my eyes searched for Deshawn. What he'd told me earlier about not understanding himself had intrigued me. Maybe I was too focused on my own issues to sympathize with him. Maybe that was wrong."Let's get you inside." Ross smiled and threw an arm around my shoulders, rubbing the skin to rid me of goosebumps.We didn't make a grand entrance. The two of us had entered from the back doors, passing the well-kept gardens, and slipped into the grand hall from there. Even though we were su
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"Don't beat yourself up over this, Rei," he murmured. "It'll all be okay in the morning. Everything will feel clearer then."His words tore an ache through my chest. I didn't believe him, of course, but the gesture was nice. With my forehead resting against the cool wood of the table, I listened carefully as the train sped along the tracks. Leaving the towering buildings and passing the trees and fields outside, I couldn't wait to get home and go to bed.I moved my head to the side to watch Deshawn who continued to rub circles on my back. It didn't help but I let him do it anyway. When he caught my eyes staring, he copied my action so that we were both facing one another, heads on our arms and eyes trained carefully on the other.
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