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Cake Never Lets You Down

Cake Never Lets You Down

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May 29, 2023
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“I haven’t ever seen a girl eat a piece of cake that big with a cigarette for lunch”

My husband’s opening line. I didn’t know we would get married, I didn’t know him more than a few hours when he said it. I looked down at my dented soft pack of Camel Lights ( I would quit those in a few months after we moved in together) and the crumbs of a basic chocolate layer cake on a paper plate, I wondered if there was any cake left.

that escalated quickly….but that cake was perfect….remember film? anyway…

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