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were my favorite, a fact he'd for

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dinner for me tonight. At The Gilded Spoo

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a bigger deal than it is. Chloe

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looking delicate. A small, almost

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. "She'll have the lavender sprit

r. He didn't ask

sure her chair was comfortabl

watching them th

ull of concern. "Mark, you should apologi

of remorse. "Sarah, I am sorry. I shou

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