This is my life now. New year, new Tess. But first…the plunge. “You can do it. In and out. Quick like a cat.” I’ve got my hair tied up in a messy bun and a beach towel wrapped around me as I eye the steps of the pool. “Do it,” I say again, nerves firing all over my body. “3—2—1—” Dropping the towel to my feet, I squeal like a little girl and rush down the steps naked. I sink into Ilmari’s freezing cold pool. There’s a privacy fence that juts out to either side of the condo, blocking me from view of the neighbors. And I didn’t turn any of the patio lights on, so even a creeper with binoculars
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