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Hunter: After tossing and turning all night, feeling like the lowest scum on the earth, I struggled to get out of bed before sunrise for my jog. I wasn’t even sure if Grace still planned to go with me or not, but I was hoping she would. There was something about her that made me feel calm, which was a huge improvement over the way I had been feeling since I got back from Afghanistan. I always felt on edge, like there was a constant threat of danger just waiting around the corner, but Grace curbed that persistent need to be alert. I hadn’t smiled so much in a long time, and that was only after knowing her for two days. The scary thing was that I felt as if I had known her for years with how comfortable I was around her. I had kissed her in the café because of how the customers were encou