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The CuddL
The date had been awful. Their friends looked like they had fun, though. A quadruple date on a day as special as Valentine’s wasn’t anybody’s idea of romance at first, but David, being the talented salesperson he was, made quite convincing points on why it would be amazing. He himself didn’t believe a word he said, but needed the break in his routine desperately enough to persuade. He needed an escape from his love life ...
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