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Times like this, when she slips her hand into mine and holds on tight, and our husband becomes just a shadow in the doorway.

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Lauren DeStefano
Age: 39
Born: 1984
Born: October 13
Author
Novelist
Connecticut
United States
Times
Slips
Hands
Holds
Like
Mines
Shadow
Mine
Husband
Doorway
Becomes
Doorways
Hand
Tight

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