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I wonder if she feels the weight of all the things I can't say out loud. How I want her more than I've ever wanted anyone. How I've only ever felt this way about other women, but I will never, ever admit that to anyone, because I have worked too hard to let this be the thing that breaks me.....The dress pools around my feet, a pile of pink tulle for the sweet, innocent country girl, but the way Mickenlee is kissing me now is not innocent and the way I want her is not sweet.
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