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therbellrangandllyuldheartheexilenherface
“happybirthday”theyallyelledinunisn
shestaredbaanderabeingheldbydeclan
“n,lly,yuresuppsedtignrehihisseddenise,andshedraggedllybytheattheuch,diatelystartedthrustingpresentsinherface
“pennefirst”squealedciara,knckingsharnutfthehatshetpplefftheuchsharnfrzeinrrr,unsurefreact,thensheburstintgiggles
“k,calhevicefreasnabbey,strugglingthelpupahystericalsharn“ithinkhebubblyfirstandthenpenthepressies”
“k,butaslngasshepensnefirst,”putedciara
“ciara,iprsetpenyursfirst”llyspketherastughshehild
abbeyrapers,siedarlings”
theflutesesinstheset“k,lly,yucanthenrs,”abbeysaid,handingherthebttle
everyneranfrveranddvetherk“hey,itthatbad,everyne”
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thegirlsallatically,ldingherhanduptherheart
“k,nypresent”ciarascreadagain
“ciara”theyallsuted“afterthetast,”addedsharn
everynehelduptheirglasses
“k,herestbestestfriendintheetshesaninspiratintusallherestherfindinghappinessfrthenextthirtyyearsfherlifetlly”
“tlly,”theyallcrusedeveryneseyespagneandblingtgiveherpresenttllyfirst
“k,firstyuhavetypresentfretyu”
thegirlshelpedllyputnthesparklingtiarathatluckilynt,surrundedbyherfriends,shefeltlikeaprincess
llytheneatlyel
“h,justripitpen”saidabbeyteverynessurprise
llylkedatthebxinside,nfused“isit”
“readit”ciarasaidexcitedly
llybegantreadaludfrhebx,“itsabatteryperatehgdciarayunaughtygirl”llyandthegirlslaughedhysterically
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“yulikeit”ciaraasked,searchingfrapprval“iebutididntthinkite”
“gshgladyusavedittillnerahug
“k,next,”abbeysaid,puttingherparandjack,sntexpectanythinglikeciaras”
“ethinglikethat,”shesaid,peningabbeyspresent“h,abbey,itsbeautiful”llysaid,ldingupthesterlingsilver–veredptalbu
“fryueeries,”abbeysaidsftly
“h,itsperfect,”shesaid,sarundabbeyandsqueezingher“thankyu”
“k,ineislesssentintal,butasafellaleiureyueit,”saiddenise,handingheranenvelpe
“hbrilliantivealedasshepenedit“aperinginhavenshealthandbeautyclinic”
“gd,yusundlikeyurenblinddate,”teasedsharn
“sletusknakeanappintnt,itsvalidfrayear,andtherestfusetikealidayutfit”
“h,thatsagreatidea,denise,thankyu”
“k,lastbutntleast”llysharnsharnfidgetedhherhandsnervuslychedllysface
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“intevenreerbeingthere,”leddenise
llyntinuedtstareattheptsadlythefireplace
thathadbeenthelastballthatsheandgerryhadbeent,ashehadbeentilltattendlastyears
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“k,girls,letsgetsseriusdrinkingne”spagnewaspppepen
tpagneandseveralbttlesfredbleutftheuseandpiledintataxithrughthegigglingandsutingsnenagedtexplaintthetaxidriveretheyreachedtwn
“byejhn”theyallsutedttheiedriveffatahighspeedtheyhaddeeersbershipcardinthebuncersfacesbelieveitt,theystppedher
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