‘Deirdre, I will never give you a chance to stand in front of Brendan intact!’

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Deirdre opened her eyes from sleepiness. She didn't know when she had fallen asleep. Maybe she was too intense.

She fumbled to get up. "Kyran, are you there?"

Deirdre heard the closing sound of a book. After a while, a voice rang out from the phone. "You’ve woken up?"

"Yes." Deirdre was embarrassed. "How long have I been asleep?"

"Not long, just about ten minutes."

That wasn’t too long. Deirdre breathed a sig