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I was going to hug hi to stop after a reasonable a to stop with just one hug?

But I leaned toward him, anyway, scared out of ether

My arms went around hi Oren’s fah; he smelled like sterile hospital antiseptics It helped to rean to pull away

Except Oren turned his face toward ed across his nose as I moved back He sucked in a startled breath and looked up atback He blinked repeatedly, looking utterly confused

"What’s wrong?" I asked slowly, afraid to believe I’d actually triggered so

Noel ?"

Hell, I think the entire rooht there, their eyes bright and eager

"I" Oren kept staring at e feeling You smelled--I mean--" He shook his hands as if the ideas in his head were preposterous "Sorry," he finallyabsolutely embarrassed as his cheeks reddened

"No, don’t be sorry," Eva demanded "Just tell us what you remembered already"

Oren pulled back, obviously startled by the iaze drifted back to s Need, hope, anticipation, love

Squinting as if desperately trying to remeed softly

Again, he shook his head But then he blew out an incredulous kind of sniff and asked, "Did we ever cliether and sit on top to look atstars?"

Immediate tears filled my eyes I covered my mouth with both hands and muffled out the answer "Yes Yes, we did"

But that only seemed to confuse him more "The old movie theater?"

I bobbed my head up and down

And he shook his "But ould I take you there?" A nervous laugh ruo there to be alone I have never taken anyone there" His eyes suddenly flickered with realization He glanced at Noel "Oh, hell She’s not just your sister, is she?"