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I ed to crack a s "Maybe you like girls?"

She shook her head "If I did, that would be easier I’d never even heard the terht away, but reading about it only depressed me Because I suspected that was , and I tried I really did"

"So…" I cleared ave roups and the whole nine yards"

It was at that e her rescue She ca over to me with a comical smile "I need to steal you" She put her hands on my chest and rubbedso tense I was hoping you could help ive me a minute, Bells I need one more minute here"

Bella made a sad, pouty face that was entirely out of character "I’ll be waiting, lover" She sauntered off, hips swaying I admired the view, because it was iain, her eyes were hard "Wait You asked her to rescue you from this conversation? Is it really that hard to talk to me?"

That’s when I lost it a little "Cristo Is it really so hard to believe that someone would ever want to have sex with me?" Too bad I didn’t keeppast us looked up quickly

"Of course not," Alison whispered Her face went soft "My counselor was right"

"What about?"

"That sex was tied up with most people’s self-estees because I didn’t want you that way I’h "Can we justthat we could be friends"

"Isn’t that all we ever were?"

Alison let out a shaky sigh "I loved you, Rafe, and then I did soure out how to make it work And I’m sorry"

"Okay," I whispered Was I supposed to tell her now that all was forgiven? I just couldn’t h I didn’t like the idea that s "Thank you for telling avefor you Actually, she’s looking like she’d like to kill me You probably told her I was a monster"