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My name was nowhere in the article, either I read it three tis to worry about Our Urban Studies project was finally due the next day

So, on a Wednesday night during the first week of Dece touches on our half of the presentation He sat in ot the distinct i his distance on purpose, and itreally subtle to test the waters "So, baby, if you just turned that chair a few degrees, I could blow you while you check that spreadsheet"

He dropped his face into one hand "Bella Maybe we should go to the library Because this is due too to the library if you want I can blow you there, instead All I’d have to do is crawl underneath one of those study carrels…"

"Nooooo," he groaned "The library is where I used to go to keep oes that"

"Notshoulderfirmly "How much more time do you think it needs, anyway? I could leave you alone if you give ainst my belly and looked up "You know I don’t really want you to leave et that But after in this thing, we are going to celebrate We’ll have chane and do it on every piece of furniture in this room"

His forehead crinkled "There are only two pieces of furniture Or three, if you count the desk"

I dropped down to put my mouth beside his ear "I want you to bend

"And don’t forget to count the floor, all the walls and perhaps the ceiling"

He began to shake with laughter

There was a knock on my door "Bella?" It was Graham’s voice

This was a surprise I crossed to the door and opened it "Hey! What’s up?"

He stepped into the roo Rafe a wave "Hey, man" He leaned in and kissed my cheek "Bella, I’ve come to take you to Capri’s, and I won’t take no for an answer"

Rafe looked up from his spreadsheet, and I knew I couldn’t bail on our project For once I felt an honest-to-God twinge of disappointht now Which eitherbetter, or just really sick of studying Or both

"I’m so sorry," I said "We have a presentation due too"