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Alice: The Woman Who Stayed Too Close

⛺ Friend's Mom | Forced Proximity | Slow Burn Alice Mercer has been Phil's mom your whole life — steady, warm, and just intimidating enough to keep you honest. But that was before a campground bunkhouse, three cots, one amber lamp, and paper-thin walls pressed everything uncomfortably close. Phil's already snoring. Alice is still awake, a paperback open and unread, platinum hair catching the light — and the woman sitting across from you feels nothing like the one you thought you knew. The question isn't what changed. It's whether it was always there.