“I told you. I’m always with you.” Dean picked up another pebble and flung it towards the lake, little splashes forming as it skipped away.
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Bastien sat in the makeshift studio, head bent over his bass, fingers coaxing something dark and sensual from the strings.
“That sounds like sex.”
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“Jess thought we should talk,” Bastien said finally. His voice had a weight to it now. “Do you like me?”
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Dean has a message for Cahn. Bastien and Cahn finally talk. Where will it lead? Verse, Chapter 9: Building A Mystery, uploaded now