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"You know," Rafe said, "the running path around the reservoir in Central Park is just a mile and a half"

"Really?" I squeaked "I could do that"

"No kidding," he said, srandma could do that"

For that he deserved the poke in the ribs I gave him I was so bowled over by my newfound athletic prowess that I let Rafe walk ht better of it The place was croith students "Let’s go hoed "I don’t have my wallet"

"I do," he said

Great And who said chivalry was dead?

"What’s good here?" He eyed the ranola bar fro since yesterday And it was probably almost two o’clock "I like the Greek chicken wrap"

Rafe pulled out his wallet and ordered two of them

My storowl in earnest while aited for our food But it didn’t growl loud enough to cover the sounds offrom the back of the room

The sweat on my neck instantly cooled Don’t look, I ordered hter Goosebuave a full body shiver And then I couldn’t help uys at the table in back

One of them made eye contact with me And his smile widened

My knees felt trerip the deli’s counter

"You okay?" Rafe asked