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The Adults by Caroline Hulse

The Adults

by Caroline Hulse
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  • Nov 27, 2018, 368 pages
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Matt would be expecting her to talk about his suggestion tonight. Though he’d avoided the conversation for weeks, he would expect her to be decisive. They’d had an unspoken agreement in the two years they’d been together that bringing things to conclusion was Alex’s role in their relationship.

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