So fun!

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Lois took a seat on the edge of his desk, eyes shining with excitement. “Open it!”

I thought it was hilarious that she totally disregarded his actual birthday here, lol. So in character.

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“Well, I realized, if something ever happened to you, I’d be…” Her voice trembled a little and she looked away from him.

Aw, so sweet!

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“Temporarily died,” he countered.

I cracked up at this, partly because it's so low stakes for him in a way and partly because it actually sort of sounds like Lois, lol

This story was so sweet and had such emotional ups and downs! Loved this read!

Looking forward to this summer's Location Challenge! Looks like stories are due around August 1st, and then polls open for voting!

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