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I always hated my brother’s grumpy best friend, and now we’re stuck together.
Afraid and needing to escape, I buy an island with a wreck-of-a cottage.
I arrive to appreciate its beauty and cringe at the list of repairs.
But I sleep without nightmares and wake with hope.
When I hear a boat departing, I find my enemy standing on the dock.
I tell him to leave, but the grump refuses, having promised my brother to help.
Now we’re working and living together in a one-room cottage.
By day, sparks fly as we argue non-stop.
By night, our fights give way to more playful wrangling and unexplained tensions.
He says I’m off-limits because of my brother, but that kiss broke all the rules.
There’s a thin line between love and hate.
Now, I don’t know if I despise him or desire him.
