FrankieandCamSeven

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% L' C8 w+ H- ]' ]; WGreen. ago, I a 'Dance Desire'. a story, (Dangerous Liaisons). I a (Perfection) I head. 4, I fate, series. a standalone, characters, spoilers, order. I occasion. don't stories, once. v guide.

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; w8 d) l% D# }& P) h0 tLUST: air, chest, again. a squeak, a rack."Well done, Frankie." side, bench, water."Arrghhh. Glug, glug, glug.""Slow down." a breath, legs, a slower. "Ah, God.""You're fine.""So say.""Guns good," a pinch."I you'd me.""As if," chuckled. "Might a though." Frankie's a a rhythm. eyes, concentration effort."Nice," out."Nice technique," suggested."You abs.""I don't know, Frankie. We're married. gym?" shrugged. "Please. He's shirtless. ogled." a conspiratorial whisper. "Maybe doesn't (pause effect) homosexuals?""Of does," scoffed. "Have outfit?""You gorgeous, darling.""Thank you." him. "What?""You're now.""Yea, sure, great," could, him."Meanie." feet. "Come then, bike, miles.""And meanie!" bike. features."Thanks," said, holder. "There's today, right?""Nah. a slopes." Frankie's it. a hair, suspicious, approached. "What about?""We view," blushed. now. "Time bike," a Cam, lap. away, stretched. "All good?" him."Yea. it. good." on, a him. Frankie's body, off. a a bike. a Lex's slopes."Okay," peddling. "It's a competition. miles, Frankie's done.""It's a strain. going?""Are you, don't worse?" sighed. "No.""Thank you." good, a departed."It's a strain," again. Frankie's eye's again. a little. "Like see?" lips, a workout. "Oh yea. I'm we're here.""You tired," a 'Pphhhsttttt' sound.

GLUTTONY:
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Frankie's elevator. walk, jog, stairs, Cam's (very slight) strain. Frankie's glass. could, a was.
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"Do hurry?" in.
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"Yes." response, assaulted. stripped. Frankie's turn. Then, grabbing, bedroom. a bed.

& O' |& s. [. F5 }# Z0 Z: F& X"What?" asked, a breathless.

"I far," admitted. didn't. grinned, Cam's skin. kisses, flesh.

0 H1 u, K% ]- Q2 W9 P8 ^; hCam's skin. other. gasping. Kissing, licking, biting. laughs, sheets. back. "What word?" asked. Cam's dabs. "What word? Context?" sniggered. a air. "For I up." a little, Cam's arch. "Do mean, Uncle?"
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"Si. Uncle. winner."

6 r" s8 }) l" q+ ~2 c) E5 v$ V6 W"YAY!" Cam's body, possible, Cam's again. hair. independently minded, Cam's hair.

+ x. f6 D+ C6 K6 L: |) g2 g"Hmmm. Mine," tasted. "I you."
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  E, ], N! n6 t& i' F7 p6 p"So me," suggested. Cam's lightly. "Shift a little." bed, legs.

Cam's him, settled, lube, prep. a concentration, flatly, expressions. him, omelette, a canvas. hand. Frankie's satisfaction, him. "What?" head, tremble. Then, "I you." soft, shy, smiles. told. a deep, kisses. stretching.
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+ ~# E/ I7 J" C: p# zA kiss. "Frankie, please." free, Cam's heat.
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"So good," breathed, shuddered. kisses.
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"I can't enough," him. "It's enough."
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"Take everything," demanded. Frankie's close, everything.

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A time, partner, a visit, husband, Lewis, her. daughter, Charlie, dance. looked. the, unknown, Peanut. well, bed, a rehearsal, a sorts. over, (it's anything), fingers, toes, heads, snapped.

2 a1 F) o, s( D4 m4 m3 ]"That's cool," screen. "I'm just," out. like, 'What that?'

"I don't know," question. "I'll him."
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"I'll go," offered, argue.

& a& @5 u7 V1 x7 `Frankie, skin, a a him. sighed, Cam. "I'm sorry, it's me," towel.

"Care why?" asked. horrified. "Oh God, Lewis. I Cam."

"Obviously."

5 A" a: x% \; ^1 r"Fuck, I'm sorry."

"You a this, Frankie?"

"No! Shit, no. I'm a mood. It's all."

Lewis' a line. "Fine, I'll home. I don't upset."
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"No, wait." doorway. risky. muscle. wasn't strong, a bug.

% W& c5 m- ~* u" h1 M/ H) l"Please. I'm sorry, I so," head, word. "I'm family. It's," stopped, chest. doorframe. by, way. He'd it. a bathroom. a stool.

"Talk me," a little.
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3 G4 Z9 {: M2 l, s7 |"I I badly," admitted.
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"To pregnant?" carefully, a laugh.
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" ^4 y+ F; W/ w+ ~* h"No!"

"To a baby?"

: l, `. d7 H  p( ?9 |7 W( N6 W"I a dad," admitted. "I bad."

"Does kids?" sympathetic.

( I5 U; b! i. K, K9 X* p3 b"No, does. do. yet." a shoulder. "I'm a person, Lewis." up. "No shit. I hadn't noticed." chuckled. "Why wait?" asked.

& J: P0 [5 K/ P/ k"One competing. around, know?"
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"I it. that." wasn't a question.
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"Realistically me," admitted. "And no, I'm ready. I'm idiot."

"Why you. can't stop?" a again, smiled. "I've dance, that's harder. switch. I've that, I Cam."

"But yet, you're good, Frankie."
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) M$ s5 b2 I5 }8 e' E% t"No, yet. I'm ungrateful. I'm a bitch." smiled. "You're a bitch. You're broody."

) F4 |- b. C9 ]* P( O. o. x"Huh?" frowned.

"You're broody, Frankie."
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"Can broody?"
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, M, f% A9 a4 v% N! \- z1 G"Of course, we're human, pandas." thoughtfully, up. "You're adopting, aren't you?"

/ _2 L. Z/ z7 b0 ^+ R& Y7 R"How know?"

"That's Cam." a little. "And perfect. child, they'll 'cousins'." Lewis' hands, earnest, "I'm again. yours, that's I feel," hand. "Please don't I'm Charlie's uncle, Peanut's uncle. I can't wait."
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7 R# n( L. b( H. A0 P"I know."
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& _, o7 W6 Q2 f( L: M( D"I'll Beth," throat. "And Cam," winced.
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"Make her," asked. "I don't that."
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"Oh God. I a bitch."
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4 S. A: E5 m7 \"No, it's," paused. "Look, Beth's hurt."
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; o9 ^1 d1 z' |# v/ e: z# r: i9 a"What?"

. u9 ~, i3 L+ j! R0 r2 J! e; Q"You church?"
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"Yea, why."
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"She a a matriarch. her. though, Peanut, me."
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"Because you're religious?" floor.
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"Nope, that. this," a forearm, a glance. sighed, sad. Lewis' skin. Lewis' freckles. "I you, brother," quietly. Lewis' obvious, Beth's beautiful, black. Cam's Mediterranean colouring, Frankie's own, , recently, looks. Beth. a thoughts. gag. Frankie's honey, romantic, reason. a words.
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& G& i6 {( ~, s/ W"Anyone I of?"

"Christ, Cam!" eyes, Lewis' feet. "Well, pale, children."
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"Thank you, I think," feet. other's waists.
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: C6 Q# T" g0 F. A8 l"Beth's though?"

/ z0 W- W5 h2 f, F"Yea," enthused. "They're amazing. welcoming. I can't Robbie's it."

"I've a times," said. "My a class, break, a tango. tango. bunch." Beth, a hug. "I'm a bitch. I I much. I can't 'uncle' hugs. I promise." hard. "It's okay, Frankie. a you." a little, hug, Cam's. hadn't call.
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"Oversensitive," kindly, a support. "It's struggling." slightly. "You're a brother. him," him. overflowed. "Thanks," managed. back. "What hell?"
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7 N- u9 j% T) ], E4 h1 C) N"Peanut's hugs!" belly.

/ K- U' D3 W/ p5 e, l% u"That Peanut? I spleen's bruised." bump. wondrous.
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"And doesn't hurt?"
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"No, doesn't hurt." him. drinks, Frankie. mugs.
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"Back rehearse," Mia, a kiss.
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' F7 e) {" B7 `0 e"Slave driver," accused, music. a her, locally, Cole, Beth. lap, bump.

) |# ^3 n. w( S* k( j"What?" asked, Italian.

"So sweet," said, hold. later, a cook, Frankie's really, him. neck.

4 _6 }4 r8 t" y# S"Feeling better?" Cam's heart. "Yea, I'm today."
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"Is okay. You're upset. I I you."

4 h5 D; n, ^' N' ?# g"It birthday. a celebration, great, him."
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"Is grief, Frankie. natural." smiled, sleepy. "Yea, I guess." a kiss. back, sleep.
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2 s, V/ q6 f* A"Sweet today, right?" dark.
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  }8 l! f0 ?( ]! O! c0 E"What?"
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3 t6 u) g) A) B/ x/ G; H"Cole baby." more. "He sleep. it's hasn't hours."

  _, g1 d& @2 A/ Z" ^  \3 V6 j"Ouch!" sleep.
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Sunday, a relaxation. spot. scrubbed, pummelled, spritzed, hosed, goo. goo, hopefully. limber, loose, glowing. horny. (Swedish a cliché, was), other. fact, a moment, let's honest, frolics, ago. Cam, other. didn't out, everything. Movies, books, politics, penalty, top. fuck, friends. Lars' (Frankie them) Frankie's oil.

5 L3 ^2 ~, H: [& W9 d0 j"Why I I didn't you?" Cam's response. Kevin, Lars' half, Cam. "What said!" that, (his a ). and/or a exhausting. idea. listened. further. wasn't be. Naked, bed, Frankie's attentions.
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Nope, Xbox. Urghh. hopeful, game. Wrath, Ruin. Damn. around, Cam's game, a hello. laptop, screen. did. a solo, simultaneously a competition. a was, Frankie. cool.
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"Hey, Frankie," a forgotten. enough. didn't a time. close, younger, in. needy. Frankie, just...
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0 z) ~! @1 e6 _( iActually, creepy. thought. nose. good. couldn't this. laid, now. Cam, him. Cam's again, smiled. move. a shoulder, off. tee, abs. blared, swore, over, satisfaction.

Please. wouldn't minutes. Cam, game, didn't well. him. wasn't stupid. something. them. wouldn't game. up. Cam's underwear. a Cam's provocatively skin. Cam's a breath. life. lost. laptop, better. a curse, screen.

( u7 W( `" |( c"What happened?" Italian. again. "What's doing?" laughing. speak. "We much, now." a "Ciao, Frankie." behind.

2 v; B/ I0 m5 A; ?- q$ O"That mean," accused. "You killed." lashes. "My bad," smirked, couch. "Gonna back?"

4 N6 X1 Z7 j- N" b"Maybe I will."
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"Promises, promises," teased. Cam's bedroom. didn't far.
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GREED:

Cam's lap. a covered, Cam's everywhere. shifted. him, torso, Cam's Frankie's bite.

"No, no. piss." fight, did. strong, slinky, a brute. growled, shiver, a Frankie's hip. down. yelped, bitched, struggled. Didn't though. muttered, "Won't anyway." Frankie's a grip. stroke. limp. do. writhing, up. couch, breathe, Cam's a him.

' j& {" J3 Q: G4 f3 j5 t2 s3 b"Oh God!" darkly. fast, (short) deep, faster, faster. Frankie's again, thrusts.

"Don't stop." Breath. "Don't stop." correctly, misunderstood. Hearing, "Don't. Stop." in,

"Don't," you're doing.
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"Stop," you're doing. mood. a 'possibly Italian' curse, swallow, him. Cam's a gasped, "I'm done." whine, a strokes. a a cushions, him. lay, a limbs.

"Sorry," a Frankie's neck. "My bad."

+ _3 p% [' c5 K' ~$ N7 p7 z"Always is," breathlessly. "That's I win." ribs. a little, smiled, Cam's back. "People romance," said, frowned. "Or porn, that's faked." a face, snigger, a kiss. another. Frankie's a pout.

6 K7 y8 Y8 A% |5 K"Urgh, I I'm couch," ass, globes.
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"I a plug," mused. "Keep you."

+ y6 O- N7 w  E5 V"Cam! That's filthy." Frankie's excitement. "What plug?"

"A one."

"How in?" chuckled.

"I'm serious, I idea." kiss. "Then plug, yes?"

) q7 U; a* C" J2 a  D"Really? You're me."
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"No, can," looked.

"Yay. God," Frankie's wriggled. "Cam, couch!"
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"It'll wash. before." up. cheeks.

' }" e8 K& Q8 g! U; y"Shut up," pouted, a little.
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8 z! U( R6 }/ k  i7 \"You shower?"
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) K" z& O* s5 K/ J# q& l7 J8 g"No. Maybe. No," Cam's through. cover, cover, fine. a cry, a exclaimed, "What fuck?" a yelled, "Are a vampire?" him. "Did this, it's bruised." sorry, Frankie. Still, "Does hurt?"
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"It's it's throbbing." Frankie's closer. "Don't dare."

"I better."
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6 @3 m* b( n5 _% e- c' l" w1 z"Cam!"
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"Just a kiss."

"Don't me." Cam, out.

; g; Y& l6 H" O( L"Ssshhhhhhh," Frankie's neck.
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"Don't."
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2 U" s, C) o' H9 h; d& V"Hush." soft, skin, again. Cam's pliant.
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2 i! a3 G4 X% U# d% ~( J: A; fFinally, a Frankie's hair. "Did hair?"
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- K. l. V1 i2 A, ^# s+ n  }"No, I it," demanded, a feet. shampoo. curls, citrus. "Are out?" quietly. Frankie's face.
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9 d' T" E7 T- E. h7 g"Probably not," mumbled, "I can't moment." rinse, a him.

. Y4 w" U& a, K3 ["Go off," done. a towel. a hips. a bedroom.
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"Frankie. carpet."

"Sorry." a sleepy, bed. himself.

"Can I have?"

1 M/ y- n9 A2 x"Si, sorry," interrupted, nodding. Frankie's back. face, neck, chest, arms, a routine. pot, a cheek.
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"Frankie!"

2 v' `) G. b7 P"It's a Satan," neck. "There. glowing, youthful, skin." Frankie. "I anything."
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"Depends," Cam. "I and, know, hugs, a it's best."

4 W2 Z: v0 ^; r"She a plump." sniggered. "She's curvy. That's okay, curvy."

  v' f) R: b" q, E"You curvy," said, Frankie's form.
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"What?"

, O- I4 p4 I  ^9 H' J5 S! Q/ z1 v. M"Because slender. outfit."

" i" w' z& t, a  X8 Z( D9 r"Oh, I see." darkening. "I tomorrow. a collar."
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4 r1 V4 E& r' T7 O( o"I shopping. a scarf."

0 m4 ]7 ~: I* W, J  h& q" O3 A5 e2 {& R"Ohhhhh," a little, Cam. "I I a plug. I a well?" lips. "Because I you, presents."
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"It's a idea," released. "I Margaret's outfit."

1 ^7 T- S9 U, U4 ^( @"The plug," wondered, Frankie's giggle.

5 b- T- y9 a8 E: d" o9 ~$ LPRIDE: (badly) shower. now. Alvero, time, a remotely.

* P6 }  T; A3 T+ lAnyway, a night. Frankie's show. Kinda. Margaret's show, a display. chosen, gallery. artist, gallery, them. Margaret's, paintings. large. sculptures, him. A couldn't embarrassingly hard. smirked, a smug.
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* S) D4 P8 h9 s8 gA frown.

Okay, they'd late, really? neighbours.

"We pancakes," seriously. "You called, came." a kitchen. "Make I'll extra. well." open, a underwear.
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"Sean breakfast," said. out.

7 U7 x% K+ v5 e% r8 e5 G7 R"Of are, open," closed. him.
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8 e1 `$ {; A% D* z"What?"

( J6 X- U- D- o) T/ N" y9 r"Buy a clue. Pete's here." stared, a confused, shaved, (if all) eyeliner.

"Petra?"

"Yes! God, you're food." wide, a hug. "Petra, I haven't ages. been? okay?" a kiss. "I too. Pete's body. He's a hogger."

+ o% {. p' R0 K0 W5 b( |! @"He's not," corrected.
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"Humph."

"It's you," smile. out, dressed.
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. c% h4 a, k+ j3 P$ p$ Z& E2 d1 \9 I"I mistaken," over. "We breakfast."

"Cool," Petra. "Petra, Pete's clothes. disguise?" hug.
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. Q9 |+ g  w. n. r  F3 w& q/ O. u  }"It's AGES," complained.
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"I know. I Cam's breakfast, I nearest."

"Fair enough," said. Understanding, Cam's friends. gossiped. Petra's news. Pete's really, things.
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3 M- X9 f6 p  j+ M, Y# Q"I don't it's Pete?"
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"No, I'm thrilled," her. "I it, weeks. We'll viewing."

"He'd that," Frankie. Petra's memories, people. Petra. himself. Sean, Pete, Cam.

"What about?" asked, soppy. finger. "I I husband." beamed, nodded, Frankie's misty. a finger. "And I I across." Petra, delight.
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"And wonderful," added, a toast.

5 v! n0 s0 s- X( z# H( S, x+ v"Of course," agreed, clinked. door. other.

$ A3 M$ V: K$ b0 d5 c8 _  s"Who be?" wondered.
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"It's Pete," a up, again. soar. strange, embarrassing, arms. frowning, laughing, embrace.
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"Papa?" in. "What here?"
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"We didn't showing," said, Petra, a Frankie.

. @; r' J/ z% d3 t, j"Good again," hands.

"It's well," Petra.

"Actually we've met," said, frown.
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"This Petra," quickly.

Juan's widened. hand, his. "Of course, it's a pleasure. well? well?"
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4 o1 ?* f1 p  D9 g4 l"He's fine. I Frankie's show." jeans. "I'm sorry, I morning."
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"The Cam's pancakes," explained, ground. a Petra. "And fine."
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+ x/ O( A# I# I"You're Petra? I'm Alvero. I'm Cam's now." offered, smile. "I Cam's brother." nose. "Sometimes made."
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) F+ p6 J- a# O" U"True," agreed, Cam's a coffee.
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"I Sean," explained. nodded, Frankie's, a juice.

1 I, w; s  N) e! z6 ^"And does. I know. you."
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"He did?" a 'help me' look.

) O: b& ~, v; _! u3 X( k3 C"Yea, a Pete." Alvero, forward.

, p$ d$ B9 c$ S: b, Y"A book?" asked. "There's a book?" Cam, really, unique. coffee. "They Hyde," grinned.
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Petra's Cam.

"You what?" a hand. "But I not, know, evil."

"And don't drugs," a wink.
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0 g% o' x# {1 {. B2 R"Shut up, Frankie," begged, eyes. a hand. "Seriously, me?"

"In Italian," nodded.
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  L: o& I- r7 s9 a  U  x" j"That's," all. "That's genius!" Sean. "Why didn't that?"
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; z2 {  M+ {' M4 _1 x6 E" P  J/ {"Why didn't you?" returned.

"Can I Pete?" Petra.

& s: ?& }5 s2 q2 V"Of course. I'll I can," agreed.
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"I sad. he's isn't he, him?" question. Petra's hand. "It's okay" softly, a smile.
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3 G+ S) O8 j% [( c"I well. Yes, sad. I can't a Pete, him, him. That's thing. But, I he's a man, man, it's okay."
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+ m  L* J; b/ w. D- o3 w: h* e"I'm man," cheek, a away.

"Sorry, I sad," apologized.

"No, all. I'm insight, you're a perceptive."
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: N% B4 x2 h/ ^9 M$ C' c3 V9 u"He a world," proudly.

"We're too," again.

2 S8 u" j6 B7 g$ c- ^"Are brothers?" asked. hopeful, head. "Probably trip, Pilar." ask. "She shop. evening."
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"Alvero couldn't he? inappropriate movies?" Juan's laughed. "You a two."

"I don't think."
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& n& N# {0 j$ G- I% r1 R$ W"Papa!"

"Frankie, down," eyes. "You impatient."

"But."
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8 U6 p( K/ z/ H, [3 i- G$ E"Basta." door.
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2 d- M! M8 i- x"What hell?" grumbled.

1 M9 ?/ P) S. [7 A5 _  K"I go," shouted, a door. pursuit.

$ n7 N6 o) R) c* i7 @8 ^! |4 P"No, Alvero. can't door, can't hole, safe." himself, disbelief. Frankie's face. a lips.

"Momento," requested, arms. "Little last," Italian, emotion. Italian. a Cam.

5 t9 S' c- T/ F" [1 R! ^+ R& r"Let acquainted," suggested, Tonio's closed. eyes, a Tonio's hair, kitchen, them.

"Tonio Frankie's opening," explained. "I don't them." other, spoke. "Maybe night. us." nodded. stool. "This Tonio. I before, time. I Italian."
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"We wedding," hello. Petra. "Alvero Cam. Pilar. Pilar."
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"Hey!" dad.
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"Oh, Frankie, course." huff.

"Is Frankie's bad?" asked, giggled.

; X  ~) t# h% C, K  R" F; w7 B"Excuse me. is. more, parent's language."

! F; q: l; ?5 E4 B, G"Is terrible," Petra, a hug. "Ah, I you, only." Petra, ear. eyes. "If I I Cam's today, I dressing."
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Tonio's a kiss.

  t3 }4 g, w1 V"Oh my," giggled.
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5 Z9 h1 b7 q) E" k( R3 E"It man, women, lovely." and, resist, back. "You dangerous. doesn't me. Pete, I'm aware."
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3 t, V, O* ?8 M) P! A' D"Cam Frankie," stated, chat. plan. "I don't today, Frankie. outfit?"

2 ?- \6 @8 Q7 J( b"Shopping?" Petra's up.
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; k; G! _5 M6 L4 o/ F/ ]+ p) i"My a scarf. Margaret's colours, I don't matters." Cam. "It's right? one's anything." laughing.

' l$ @  Z# z* s; h7 y1 sFinally, "What outfit, Frankie? a collar?" a stared, Petra. "It shows? it," again.

"I abuse," said, Cam.
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/ c# |* ~8 V- M2 W# Z"Oh God!" tighter.

0 L5 Q# \' C; s& a5 O"No collar," decided. "Show outfit, I'm fabulous." stool, excited. "I didn't you. I haven't ages." bedroom, wardrobe. "Pete I don't stuff. Anytime." Cam.
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6 ?9 ]0 Z$ p/ l+ r"It thing, Si?" again. later, Alvero's his, been. come. family.

"Did room?" asked, them, a a eyes.
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"Yes," deadpanned.
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/ F) M1 {, o& E: R: h"The you."

* g, Q* T/ ~3 X, B  X"I've it," intently. interaction.
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0 C( c  v0 W4 g" i; O* l+ T6 Y: r"Naked."
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4 ?' m6 ^: `. q( j"It's art, Tonio." giggled. exhibit, a Margaret's erotica. Thankfully, matter.

"I exaggerated"
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( G: |4 l" F3 S"Tonio!" a flushed. a five. "God me," harder.

. O. W, b, G5 m' w5 q; S"I one, together," a Frankie's exhibition.
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2 V/ A9 l1 }. Y( O- \2 w"Why?" a smile.
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"I dragon."

"Si. I well." was, fact, a scene. A heroic, handsome, a a sea. a offering. 'the dream' extreme. sky, Margaret. Frankie's creation, fearsome, beautiful, dragon.

Cam's them. visitors, a manic. Alvero's a thanks. amazing, artist. draped. Margaret's beading. a sari, Frankie's tone. hickey.
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"You pretty," them.

"Oh, you," a hug, a face, a damp. a mascara.

1 {  i9 P5 l& z3 \"What happened?" gently. admiring. "It sold," whispered. "Two charity. sold."

( U/ T4 w8 p2 ~# S! W$ B1 T; ?"That's great," him, a squeeze.

"Are it, Frankie?" asked. "I point."

"Two thousand," disbelief.

+ u! _" E, I) B  N"But Frankie, year."
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9 t  ~' ]2 ~& u. W2 nFrankie's Cam. eloquent. "But it's different. It's," a breath.

"Because it's talent. it." nodded. "Come on. together. hour."

"Okay," shirt.
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$ K) L' Z0 G0 I: n' T6 ^"I'm you." a sob. "That's helping," complained. a little. a clinging. Frankie's face. "You I know," him. Frankie's Cam's arms. mean, privacy. precious, talented, husband, proud.

$ }* _# i  X) T8 }- w# s! |# qEpilogue:

/ e" g% o& u- N* }! }9 ^  H4 f; VSLOTH:

! }- g8 y7 t; B: K! _# h"You're a thing, know."

I eyes, toes. foot, aside. own, happily. toes. Really, I wouldn't I myself. looking, useless. sharp, don't retract. words. I don't Italian, he's wrong.

4 q! T" y2 y2 M% bIndeed. understanding world, beyond. hasn't yet. supreme? code. I mean, days? It's century. email.

9 N5 p% Q- J- I. |6 N, h  ?) \( ~I've emails. boss. that's thing.

Obviously, I'm boss.
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# h# ^& ~$ t1 `- p: g7 [- c' BI freak's toe. I taste. I servicing.

7 E" u% k0 m( G. P* c( h& _Hmmm, relaxing.
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- p; M. _; X2 U* M" n- MI've about. I a friend, a pet, he's a uptake, him. room, energy.

I music. a beat, I it. stops, quieter, I dangle.
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5 U' Q+ h& a( w+ Y2 w9 uPhew...exhausting. I freak's knee. pretty, best, (my favourite), won't lap. Don't why. doesn't one. I purr, hand. toes, patterns. littermate, a smell, colours, they're impracticable mice. I've a mouse. Well, a one. energy? a nip.
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I am, however, mice.

Yes, seventeen. you. that. I three. couch. hasn't I'm twenty. I place. neighbourhood. no. no, I don't so, madam. me. Complimenting me, due. light, (conkers fun, a you, ) I rumble, Spanish.

I a spy. books, I '' a conversation, I a massage, lives.

I I me. though. I 'the look' magic.
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Yes, it's control. Don't me.

"Frankie lift?" said, English.
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"Sure, down."

I a limper.

) T$ _# E' S3 ?8 {' [9 h7 OSo. Not. Ready. To. Move.

5 [- C# j0 n5 M+ ]"Awww. later," energy.

# u8 Z/ a" c4 }! O9 V# EQuite, mad. END.
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I F&C point!
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