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So why did you want to kiss me? We're friends aren't we? Callum shrugged. I relaxed into a smile. Of course we are. And if you can't kiss your friends who can you kiss? Callum smiled.

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Malorie Blackman
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: February 8
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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