A lot liked only baby Annie has always had a tranquil daily life. She and her wonderful mom are intertwined and inseparable. But when Annie turns twelve, her lifestyle shifts.Then she meets Eric, who is white, middle-aged and comes with a wife who may have kind-of-agreed to an open marriage and an a

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