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Dune

"You’ll find a way"

"What ing" I paused to rephrase when she frowned "Let me explain Poe told enius That’s true"

"What else did he tell you?"

"That you were … ah … sexy"

She pulled her hand away and her eyes ide "Did he--"

"He told me that whatever happened between you didn’t work out, and that he cares about you and considers you to be one of his best friends That’s all I need to know"

"Oh Okay I didn’t realize you were that close," she said

"It was a debriefing" I kept going, hoping she wouldn’t dig deeper into my connection with Poe "He also told et it I haven’t seen anything that tells me differently Whatever you decide to do with your life, you’ll do"

"You’re one of the feho knows non-Chronos Hallie I was frustrated upstairs, and I’m sorry I took it out on you But you need to know that I like you" She lifted her hands and let them flutter to her lap "I think … you’re solid You’re pretty In a very manly way, of course"

"Have you noticed how often you render me speechless?"

"It’s not purposeful, I swear My brain overloads my senses sometimes"

"I have a friend who says her edit button is broken"

"I never installed mine" She smiled

"If you like me, ere you so … combative today?"

She exhaled "Because I’ with you, and so far, you’ve responded with a really, really terrible o But you could have said those in friendship"

"I said thes friendly because lass means But …"

"But?" She sounded hopeful

I wanted to kiss her I wanted to take her face in h her hair, and kiss her until neither one of us could see or breathe or worry about as coo back to the room and … yeah

"But lass send you?" She looked up into e base is broadest" I was quiet for a lad, because I wouldn’t want anyone to be here but me"

"Why?" She leaned in, and her eyes were on lass would’ve been cold and impersonal to me, and I needed it to have a face"

Because now that it did, everything had changed

"I’ "What you did in the lobby was so a I know you don’t like to use it, but you can control it"

"Just the ss It’s a gift, Dune, not so like a diary You can’t lock it up and forget about it There could come a time when you need it"

I ran my thumb over the s control The very last thing I’d ever want to do is hurt soer"

"I understand control I never feel like I have it, except when I dance"

"I wish I could see you" I pressed ht after I said it "I mean …"

"The Samoan boy blushes You want to see me dance?"