Somebody to hold t.h.
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MatureComplete Fri, Feb 18, 20225h 41m
new job, new city- starting a new life can be really scary and lonely, especially when you have anxiety.
Evie Jones is an ambitious, confident business woman on one side but on the other she is an anxiety-driven, innocent girl, who craves affection and cuddles like no other.
Tom Harrison is the complete opposite. A powerful business man, who is known for many things-but non of them are cuddling.
But sometimes you just need somebody to hold.
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