"So long as it's for you, I think I'm okay with being a lech," he said. His mouth started to open to say something else to her. He frowned, hearing a rumbling that he didn't recognize. "Do you hear that?"
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"So long as it's for you, I think I'm okay with being a lech," he said. His mouth started to open to say something else to her. He frowned, hearing a rumbling that he didn't recognize. "Do you hear that?"