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Erika stretched, feeling the tug of muscles she’d overused the night before. She smiled, even in her sleep. She hadn’t slept that well in three months. A full night’s sleep. It was like finding a unicorn.
Of course, she had found her unicorn. Her love. Her one in life. And she needed him again.
Erika rolled over, a smile on her face already. She reached out, her eyes still closed, and found an empty bed.
Her eyes popped open, sure he was just out of her reach.
Nope.
Gone.
Erika sat up, cold air caressing her n***d breasts. She pulled the sheet up around herself and looked around the room. She paused, listening for sounds of Jared moving around in her apartment. Maybe he was cooking breakfast. Or watching tv. Or… gone.
Erika picked up the t-shirt she’d been wearing the night befo
