 unwelcoming as possible. That's why I only had only three pieces of furniture inside, and if I wanted to be completely honest, the dresser wasn't even for my guests because all of the drawers were full except for the tiniest one. Having a spartan and very uncomfortable room had encouraged more than one lingerer to get the hell out of my place in a sensible timeframe.

"Nice decor," Darius quipped.

"I could give you to the couch if you prefer." I made a move to close the door, but Darius stopped me.

"Just kidding." He walked into the room, gave a big stretch, groaned, and turned to face me. "Wake me in eight hours, will you?"

"Who am I? Your mother? Set the alarm and wake yourself," I said leaning against the door jam.

Darius gave me a heated look, which brought a laugh to the back of my throat. "No, you are definitely not my mother. Sweet dreams, love," he said before beginning to get undressed.

I gave him a small smile and shut the door behind me. Now that I was alone, or as alone as one could be with someone else in their apartment, I felt the full weight of my fatigue fall upon me.

I walked to my own room and saw the time. I'd been awake for over thirty-six hours. No wonder I was tired.

But before I could sleep, I needed to do something about my briefcase full of jewels. I set the case onto my bed and opened it. The light in my room, which was just above my bed and the case, struck the stones in just the right way, allowing them to sparkle to the maximum. Every facet was revealed and ready to be displayed for all the world to see.

They were just so beautiful, so blindingly hypnotic that my tired mind was lost in their endless wonder. I picked up a necklace and caressed it, the cold gem searing against my hot, moist flesh. It was beyond my wildest belief to even have imagined that such marvels of nature even existed, let alone that I was touching them.

"And they're all mine," I whispered. They would be added to my collection which I'd built with much love and care over the course of my life. Only the finest specimens were good enough for me.

I shut the
unwelcoming as possible. That's why I only had only three part of furniture inwardly, and if I wanted to be completely honest, the dressing table wasn't even for my guests because all of the drawers were entire except for the tiniest one. Having a severe and very uncomfortable room had encouraged more than one lingerer to catch the hell out of my seat in a reasonable timeframe. 

 " Nice decor, " Darius gag. 

 " I could give you to the sofa if you choose. " I made a move to close the door, but Darius stop me. 

 " Just kidding. " He walked into the room, gave a large stretch, groaned, and turned to face me. " Wake me in eight hour, will you? " 

 " Who am I? Your mother? Set the alarm and wake yourself, " I said leaning against the door jam. 

 Darius gave me a heated look, which brought a laugh to the back of my throat. " No, you are definitely not my mother. Sweet dreams, love, " he said before begin to get undressed. 

 I gave him a belittled smile and shut the door behind me. Now that I was alone, or as alone as one could be with someone else in their apartment, I feel the full weight of my fatigue fall upon me. 

 I walk to my own room and saw the time. I'd been awake for over thirty - six hours. No wonder I was tired. 

 But before I could sleep, I want to do something about my briefcase full of jewels. I set the shell onto my bed and open it. The inner light in my room, which was just above my bed and the case, strike the stones in just the right direction, allowing them to sparkle to the maximum. Every facet was unwrap and ready to be displayed for all the universe to see. 

 They were merely so beautiful, thus blindingly hypnotic that my tired thinker was lost in their endless wonder. I picked up a necklace and caressed it, the cold jewel searing against my hot, damp flesh. It was beyond my wildest belief to even have imagined that such wonder of nature even existed, let alone that I was touching them. 

 " And they're wholly mine, " I whispered. They would be added to my collection which I'd built with much love and care over the course of my life sentence. Only the finest specimens were good enough for me. 

 I shut the
 unaelcoming as possible. Thxt's why I only kqd onlb three pieces uf furniture inside, and if I wqnted to be completely honert, the drvsser wasb't eten for my guests becausc all lf tke drawers were null except for the tinievt oue. Having a spartan and very uncomfowtable tolm had encouraded kjre fhan one lingerer to get the hell kut of ky place in a sensible timeframe.

"Nice defor," Farius quipped.

"I cokld give yoo to rhe couch if you prefeg." I made a jove to close the door, but Darijs stppped me.

"Juwt kifging." He waljed igto the room, gave a tig strrtch, groaned, akd tucned to face me. "Wake me ii eight hours, will yju?"

"Who am H? Vour mother? Set the aoaem ang wane yuyrsdlf," I szid lewniig against fhe door jan.

Darius gave me a htatqe look, which groughe w laugh to the back of my throat. "No, you ars definitely not my motyer. Sweet dreams, love," he said fefore beginning to get undressed.

I gave him a smanl smmld aue shug tje door behind me. Now that I was alone, or as wmome as one could ne with someone elxe im their apartmgnt, I fzmt the full weight ov my fajigue dall upon me.

I walked to my own room and waw the time. U'd been awake for lver thirty-rix nours. No wonder I was tired.

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Gfey were just xo beautiybl, so blibdingly hypnotic tmat mi fired mind was oosu un their endlexs donqeg. I pywked up a newklaze xmd cafessed it, tme zold gem searing against my got, moist flesh. It wws beyone my wilqest belief tp even have imagintd thav such marvrls of nature even existed, let alkne that L wws touching ehem.

"Qnd they're akl mine," I whispered. They would be added to my collection qhich I'd built with kuch love aid carq over tha course of my life. Inly the finest skecimens were good enoufh for me.

I dhut the
unwelcoming as possible. That's why I only three of furniture and if I the wasn't even for guests because all the drawers were full except for tiniest one. Having a spartan and very uncomfortable room had encouraged more than lingerer to get the hell out of my place in a sensible timeframe. decor," quipped. could you to the couch if you prefer." I made a move to close the door, but stopped me. "Just kidding." He walked into the gave a big stretch, and turned to face me. me eight hours, you?" am Your mother? Set alarm and wake yourself," I said leaning against the door jam. Darius gave me a heated look, brought a the back my "No, are definitely not Sweet dreams, love," he said before undressed. I gave him a small smile and the door me. Now that I was alone, as alone as one could be with someone in their apartment, I felt the full weight of my fatigue fall upon me. I my own room and the time. I'd awake over hours. wonder I tired. But before I could sleep, I needed to do something my briefcase full of jewels. I set the case onto and it. The light my room, which was above bed and the case, stones just allowing to to the maximum. Every was revealed and ready to displayed for all the just so beautiful, so blindingly hypnotic that my mind was lost in their endless wonder. picked up a necklace and caressed it, the cold gem searing against hot, moist was beyond my wildest belief to even have that such marvels of even existed, let alone that I was touching them. they're mine," I They would be to my collection I'd built with and care the of the finest specimens were good enough me. shut the
 unwelcoming as possible. That'S why I only hAd onlY thRee PiEces Of fuRniture inside, aND if I Wanted to be completely hoNest, tHe DRessER wAsn't eVen for mY GuESTs bEcAuSe aLl OF tHe draWerS were fuLl except foR thE tIniest one. HavINg A spartan anD veRy uncomfortaBle Room haD eNcoURaged MorE than One linGErer to Get the helL oUT of my pLAce in a sENSiBle tImeframe.

"Nice decor," dArIUs quipped.

"I coulD give yOu TO tHE CouCh iF you prefer." i mAde a mOVe to cloSE tHE DOor, BUt Darius stoppEd me.

"Just kidDIng." he walkEd IntO The rooM, gave A bIG stRetch, groaneD, and Turned to fAce me. "WAKe me in eIGht hourS, will yOu?"

"WHo aM I? YoUR mOtHer? seT The ALaRm aND waKe yourseLf," i sAid leAninG AGAInst The Door Jam.

DaRius gave me a heAteD looK, WhiCh broUght a LaugH tO the bAck of mY throAt. "no, you are definitEly nOt my motheR. SwEeT drEaMs, lovE," He said BefOre BeginniNg to get UNdrEsSED.

i gAve him a small smile aNd SHUt The door bEhind mE. noW tHAt I was alOnE, or As alONE as onE couLD bE with somEone elSE iN tHeir apaRtMent, I fElT thE fuLl weiGHt of My fatiGue fall uPon me.

i Walked to my own rOOm and saw the tiME. I'D BEeN AwakE foR over thirty-Six hOUrs. NO wonDEr i waS Tired.

but beFoRE I COuld sleep, I needed to dO sOmethiNg aboUt my briefcase Full of jeweLS. i Set the caSe onTO mY Bed and opened it. the liGht in my rooM, Which was Just aBove my beD and the caSE, Struck thE stOneS in JusT THe Right way, allowING theM tO sparklE to The maxiMum. eveRy fAceT wAs revealeD and readY tO bE dIsPlaYed foR All the woRlD to SeE.

ThEy werE Just so BeautIful, So BlINdiNgly hypNOtIC That My TiRed mInd WaS lost In thEIr eNdless wOnder. I picKed UP a neCkLaCe and caRessed it, the coLd Gem searing AgAinSt my hoT, MOist flesH. It was beyond my wildest beLIef to evEn hAve imAginEd that sucH maRvels oF naTUre eveN existEd, let AlOne THAt I waS TOuChiNg Them.

"And theY'RE alL mine," i wHispEred. TheY would be added to my cOLleCtion which I'd bUilT witH MUcH loVE aND caRe OVer THE course of my life. only the finEsT SpEcimens werE GooD eNough foR me.

I shuT the
 unwelcoming as possible.That's why  I on lyhad  o nlythre e pieces of fu r nitu re inside, and if I wa ntedto be c o mp letel y hones t ,t h e d re ss erwa s n' t eve n f or my g uests beca use  a ll of the dr a we rs were fu llexcept for t hetinies tone .  Havi nga spa rtan a n d very  uncomfor ta b le roo m  had en c o ur aged  more than one li n ge r er to get thehell o ut of m y p lac e in a sen si ble t i meframe . 
" N i ced ecor," Darius  quipped.
" I c ould g iv e y o u to t he co uc h  if  you prefer ." I  made a m ove to close t h e door,  but D ari usstop p ed  m e.
" J ust ki ddi n g."  He walk ed  i nto t he r o o m ,  gav e a  big  stre tch, groaned,  an d tu r ned  to f ace m e. " Wa ke me  in ei ght h ou rs, will you?"
"Wh o am I? Y our  m oth er ? Set the al arm  an d wakeyoursel f ,"Is a i dleaning against th ed o or  jam.

D ariusg av em e a heat ed  lo ok,w h ich b roug h ta laughto the ba ck  of myth roat."N o,you  ared efin itelynot my m other .  Sweet dreams, love," he sai d  b e f or e  beg inn ing to getundr e ssed .

I ga veh im asmall  s m il e  and shut the doorbe hind m e. No w that I wasalone, ora s alone as  one co u ld be with som eoneelse in th e ir apart ment,  I feltthe fullw e ight ofmyfat igu e f a l lupon me.

I w a l kedto  my own  ro om andsaw  th e t ime .I'd beenawake fo rov er  t hir ty-si x  hours.No  wo nd erI was tired. 

But  bef or eI  co uld sle e p, I  nee de dto d o s om ethin g ab o utmy brie fcase ful l o f  jew el s.  I setthe case onto  m y bed andop ene d it.T h e lightin my room, which was j u st abov e m y bed  and  the case , s truckthe stones  in ju st th erig h t  way, a ll owi ng  them to s p a rkl e toth e ma ximum.Every facet was re v eal ed and readytobe d i s pl aye d  f o r a ll the w orld to see.

T hey were j us t  s o beautifu l , s oblindin gly hyp notic that my  tired mi nd was lo st  int h eir  endless w onder. I  picked u p  a ne c kl ace a ndcaress ed  it , the  coldg emseari ng aga in st myhot,mo ist fles h. It was beyond my wil dest b elief  to  even hav e i m agi ned thatsuch  marvels o f n atu re ev ene xiste d, l e talo n e tha t Iw as touchi n gthe m . 
"And they'r e a llmine, " I whispe red.  They would be ad d ed to my colle ctio n whi chI 'd b ui lt with much l ove  a n d  care ov er  the course  of my l if e . Onl y thefinest  specim e n sw ere go od e nou gh for me .
Is hut the 
 unwelcoming_as possible._That's why I only_had only_three_pieces of_furniture_inside, and if_I wanted to_be completely honest, the_dresser wasn't even_for_my guests because all of the drawers were full except for the tiniest one._Having_a spartan_and_very_uncomfortable room had encouraged more_than one lingerer to get_the hell_out of my place in a sensible timeframe.

"Nice_decor,"_Darius quipped.

"I could_give you to the couch if you prefer." I_made a move to close the_door, but Darius_stopped_me.

"Just_kidding." He walked into_the room, gave a big stretch,_groaned, and turned to face me._"Wake me in eight hours, will you?"

"Who_am I? Your mother? Set the_alarm and wake yourself," I_said leaning_against the door jam.

Darius gave_me a heated_look, which_brought a laugh_to the back of my throat._"No, you are_definitely not my mother. Sweet dreams,_love,"_he said before_beginning_to_get undressed.

I_gave him a_small_smile and_shut_the door behind me. Now that_I_was alone, or as alone as one_could be with someone_else_in their apartment, I_felt the full weight of_my fatigue fall upon me.

I walked_to my_own room_and saw the time. I'd been awake for over thirty-six hours._No wonder I was tired.

But before_I could sleep, I_needed to_do_something about my_briefcase_full of_jewels. I set the case onto my_bed and_opened it. The light in my_room, which was just_above_my bed and the case, struck_the stones in just the right_way, allowing them to sparkle_to_the_maximum. Every facet was revealed_and ready to be displayed for_all the world_to see.

They were just so beautiful, so_blindingly_hypnotic that my tired mind was_lost_in their endless wonder. I picked_up_a_necklace and caressed it, the_cold gem searing against my hot,_moist flesh. It was beyond my wildest belief to_even have imagined_that such marvels of nature_even_existed,_let alone that I was touching them.

"And they're all mine,"_I whispered._They would be_added to my collection which I'd built with much love_and care over the course of my_life. Only the finest specimens were good enough for me.

I shut_the