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Do you still love me, Janie?' Janie stares at him, incredulous. 'Yes, of course! I don't say it lightly.' 'Say it lightly in my ear,' he demands. She smiles, rests her soft cheek on his scratchy one, and whispers it. 'I love you, Cabe.

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Lisa McMann
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: February 27
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Holland
Michigan
Demand
Lightly
Courses
Rests
Course
Smiles
Scratchy
Stills
Cheeks
Incredulous
Still
Soft
Janie
Love
Demands
Stares
Staring
Whispers
Ears
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