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Of all the times a cold sore could pop up on my lip, it just had to be now.626Please respect copyright.PENANA2NpCu5SCok
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Of fuckïng course.626Please respect copyright.PENANAG5xJKM2Vai
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I've been avoiding David since it appeared — the past two days now —while the bitch just grew and grew. Now, it looks like my lip has a tumour.626Please respect copyright.PENANAoINdHRYmZb
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I groan as I look at my reflection in the mirror, with the big ass son of a bitch which almost seems to be grinning back at me. The most that I can do is wear no makeup, drawing as little attention to my face as possible, but even then, it's hard to miss the abomination currently residing on the left side of my upper lip.626Please respect copyright.PENANAF11Seek2om
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I quickly pull on my black jeans and my black t-shirt with "LAP Photography Ltd." (Leah Anderson Professional Photography Limited) printed in white on the front.626Please respect copyright.PENANAMFMQ4A6MQj
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The entire drive towards David's house has me getting less and less enthusiastic about the wedding, because I know that he'll find my fûcked up lip highly amusing.626Please respect copyright.PENANA9pOcDxHYJH
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I park on the curb along with a few other cars, and as I get out of the car and walk through the gates, I notice that there are probably less than twenty people here (including two caterers and a videographer). I stop walking, now standing on the front lawn, as I am hit with the realisation that I am royally fúcked, as there is no way that I will be able to escape him.626Please respect copyright.PENANAWWABslGFjc
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As soon as that realisation hits me, I feel someone touch my hand.626Please respect copyright.PENANAbWXHKt157F
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Oh, shit.626Please respect copyright.PENANA4csrLRs0B3
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"Thank you, again, Leah," he says, walking in front of me to face me, and by the time he's finished his sentence, he's biting his lip to prevent his laughter from coming out.626Please respect copyright.PENANAbHvDlMrqX7
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I simply nod; any lip movement will only enhance it. 626Please respect copyright.PENANA15GXFgTBqT
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He clears his throat, and leads me to his brother and soon to be sister-in-law.626Please respect copyright.PENANAH1Brgy6oc9
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His brother is in a tux, with a red silk tie, and from what I can see, he's an older, sexier looking version of David. Not that I'm considering having sex with him; he's about to get married, and I'm monogamous when it comes to my sexual partners. 626Please respect copyright.PENANApOol1byEz4
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Somehow, I feel like he's not as good as David in bed; and that's not "the fox the sour grapes" or anything. I really don't think that he'd be as good. "Hotter" doesn't mean "better".626Please respect copyright.PENANAF3LGaWbhka
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I might be wrong. That's fine. Guess I'll never know.626Please respect copyright.PENANASR9ZLGW7Nl
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The bride is wearing a lacy off-white dress with a long-ass train, with a silk red strip of cloth around her waist, a red choker with rubies dangling from it, red ruby earrings and a red bracelet.626Please respect copyright.PENANA2HBz73tazh
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Her shoes are white with red heals. Her lipstick is red. Her nails are red. Her curly weave is red, like how Rihanna's used to be, and personally, I think Rihanna wore it better.626Please respect copyright.PENANAPvaaM32iY4
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I'd bet a thousand dollars that she has on a red garter.626Please respect copyright.PENANAlGqPF6ATp0
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"Hey, Peter, Suzan; this is your photographer, Leah."626Please respect copyright.PENANAVAuDzJAuJy
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I receive a "hello" from Peter, and a "Hi" from Suzan, and I don't miss how they take turns looking at my lip, and then glancing away.626Please respect copyright.PENANAcxbpCYeW2F
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"Thank you, so much Leah, for doing this; especially on such short notice."626Please respect copyright.PENANAiXisGVazRg
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"It's fine."626Please respect copyright.PENANAfJOHo8cLZP
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"Okay. Well, the ceremony is going to start in about fifteen minutes, so we've got to go."626Please respect copyright.PENANA9ltoe2FB16
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I watch as they walk off towards the back lawn, leaving me with David, who's eyes are currently focused on my mouth as a grin spreads across his face.626Please respect copyright.PENANAdXbzZ1cSjf
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"So what did you do to your lip? Botox? Because it's looking rather... luscious."626Please respect copyright.PENANAEL8kGpSUpW
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And then he explodes into a fit of laughter.626Please respect copyright.PENANAMCXqHw4d2F
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"You couldn't just pretend that it wasn't there?" I snarl at him.626Please respect copyright.PENANAtBFeib0GjN
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"Babes," he says, and then lets out a chuckle, "it's the size of a planet. Probably got its own atmosphere. I'm afraid that its gravitational pull will suck me in."626Please respect copyright.PENANAidATwm4wGa
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I feel my face get hot as he lets out a fit of laughter again at his stupid joke.626Please respect copyright.PENANAwwGV6uo3gs
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This isn't even funny. It's fucked up; yet he continues to laugh into his fist until tears begin to leave his eyes.626Please respect copyright.PENANAhUdaMstgXn
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I'm embarrassed and angry; I hate talking about this, and I really wish that he'd just ignore it.626Please respect copyright.PENANARspCIibQXF
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"Um, asshole, the wedding's about to start; so you can either stand there, laughing your ass off like an idiot, or you can support your brother."626Please respect copyright.PENANAoQF0CM9RCt
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With that, I turn my back and walk away. 626Please respect copyright.PENANA2ZiOfs2mLR
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The wedding is being held on the back lawn, and I have about ten minutes to prepare for it. Additionally, since I just waisted two minutes of my life with the recipient of the Jackass of the Year Award, I'm pissed and embarrassed. This was supposed to be one of the best experiences of my life, and he fuckéd it up.626Please respect copyright.PENANAYX8eM1ThTP
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By the time I pull out my camera, choose the right settings and the perfect lens, I only get the chance to take two pictures of David and a woman walking down the aisle (no other groom's men or bride's maids, and the groom is just standing at the top of the aisle).626Please respect copyright.PENANA0vEscjqKpr
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Then the strangest thing happens; David walks on the lawn, parallel to the aisle, and stands at the bottom of the aisle once again. When the bride appears, he walks her down the aisle.626Please respect copyright.PENANA7xyOGYaBvX
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What the hell?626Please respect copyright.PENANANzNuWEskd5
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All the while, I am taking pictures of this phenomenon, immortalising it. 626Please respect copyright.PENANAd1MJ4srSNg
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***626Please respect copyright.PENANAqNVcQnD48W
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The rest of the wedding was fun. I got a picture of David handing over the rings, them sliding their rings onto each other's fingers, them kissing at the alter, them signing their papers, etc.626Please respect copyright.PENANAaBqMBynFyJ
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Guess what? Her garter was red. Her bouquet was a bunch of red roses. 626Please respect copyright.PENANAGqgOimeamb
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The joy was infectious. 626Please respect copyright.PENANA5z7ADVQJtW
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It's all over now, though. Currently, the bride, groom, caterers and almost everyone else have left, and I'm just about ready to go home, but I decide to drink one glass of champagne first. A little won't get me drunk; I'll still be able to drive.626Please respect copyright.PENANARBu0PDGzWt
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I pick up one of the left over champagne bottles and turn to go to the kitchen in search of a cup, only to find David standing a few feet away from me. I try to pretend that he's not there, moving to walk around him, when he grabs my arm.626Please respect copyright.PENANAUDFvGTgBNT
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"Look. About earlier? I was just joking."626Please respect copyright.PENANApr4srfcoEO
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"It wasn't funny," I say pulling my arm out of his hand. I walk to the kitchen and retrieve one of the cups from the cabinet, then rinse it out before pouring the champagne into it.626Please respect copyright.PENANAngTFEF4wgt
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"I'm sorry that I offended you. It wasn't my intention."626Please respect copyright.PENANA3kyodROSPx
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"Okay," I answer after taking a sip, because I don't hold grudges; I just wanted to hear him apologise.626Please respect copyright.PENANAtx7VNt0IAE
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"So we good?"626Please respect copyright.PENANAdCWvnfARAh
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"Yeah."626Please respect copyright.PENANAXwjiQ8CcZZ
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I finish my champagne in one gulp, and wash it before placing it in the drainer.626Please respect copyright.PENANAqRWYzxamvT
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"Well, I have to go home now, so if anything, you can just—"626Please respect copyright.PENANAOGnxxjD69P
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"Stay here."626Please respect copyright.PENANAEyM3r7QDld
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I just look at him; he's not his usual, sexual self; he's just standing there, looking at me with pleading eyes.626Please respect copyright.PENANAenPMhR6MWB
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But for what reason would he ask me to stay over other than to have sex?626Please respect copyright.PENANAdcXaoZt9ER
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"I don't want to have sex today."626Please respect copyright.PENANAFqyUwmKjCF
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"I'm not asking you to."626Please respect copyright.PENANAOoul4J006P
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He just wants to have a sleepover? Hell no. That's way too romantic for me.626Please respect copyright.PENANA4MJ06LkMhl
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However, I don't get to turn down his offer, because he cuts me off.626Please respect copyright.PENANAkFNx83fb4i
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"I don't want you driving."626Please respect copyright.PENANARUFeOctR7d
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"Why?"626Please respect copyright.PENANAfwlps4STli
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"You were drinking."626Please respect copyright.PENANAXiSntEHMIq
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"You think I'll crash because I drank a little champagne?"626Please respect copyright.PENANADIWdvYMhvU
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"That wasn't a small amount that you poured into that cup. Please just stay; it would put my mind at ease."626Please respect copyright.PENANAS7ilidD66m
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Are you serious?626Please respect copyright.PENANAY4CQLtmcUh
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"I have no clothes."626Please respect copyright.PENANA29zoa8jIwO
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You can borrow mine."626Please respect copyright.PENANAVi5H0t9ypv
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Oh, god. I don't want to fight with him.626Please respect copyright.PENANAs75v6P4QSy
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"Fine."626Please respect copyright.PENANAN7NCzb9Qsl
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"Great."626Please respect copyright.PENANABm1nUNfYY2
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"Separate beds; and do not creep into mine this time."626Please respect copyright.PENANAlhX3xenMnh
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Suddenly, he looks worried.626Please respect copyright.PENANASxJJdZsSX7
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"We have to share a bed; the guest room is currently being occupied by my friend — and the maid of honour — Dianna."626Please respect copyright.PENANALgwhfglSJW
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"Goodbye, David," I say and turn to walk away, but he grabs my arm. Again.626Please respect copyright.PENANAlDBbXfDByW
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"Leah are you jealous?" he asks. "Because I swear that nothing—"626Please respect copyright.PENANAiBHJSXRceh
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"No, I'm not, but you know that I don't like sleeping in the same bed as you. That's the type of shít that blurs the line between "we just fück" and "be my girlfriend/boyfriend.""626Please respect copyright.PENANAUBpN7POXyO
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"Leah," he says sounding exasperated, "it's just one night."626Please respect copyright.PENANAgxtwzVVRvg
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I really don't have the energy to be arguing over this shít. 626Please respect copyright.PENANAH4M8rZrjXO
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"Fine. But I get my own sheet," I say. I don't want our bodies tangling with each other while we sleep.626Please respect copyright.PENANA5qwWHbNCp7
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"Whatever you want, babes," he says, "as long as you stay here, with me."626Please respect copyright.PENANAwMjLhxq8og
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As he walks of and leaves me in the kitchen, I can't help but think that he means much more than me staying here for tonight.
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