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"Would you like to see the wine list?" the waitress asks when she arrives at our table

I look up at her and see that her eyes are glued to Kenton I know that, if we’re going to try and build soet a hold on the jealousy I feel when other women admire him, but that doesn’t lass of wine, baby?"

My eyes travel from the waitress to Kenton, and I shake ht

His eyes darken with approval and never leave mine as he answers the waitress "Just water for now"

She nods and leaves us to look over theto have?" he asks after a few ood," I tell hi here is delicious My parents used to bring s at the happy memory of him and his family A wave of sadness hits me over the fact that I have none to share with hiether" He takes h our connection

I look into his eyes and nod as he bringsa kiss to them "I’m okay," I say after a few seconds

He nods but doesn’t release my hand Even when the waitress comes back to the table to take our order, he still holds on to es the subject We talk about e shifts; we also talk about Justin and how he started working for hi else he thinks , and I appreciate itdinner, I realize that he has a way of reading me that no one else ever had That in itself tellswith him

"Are you ready for dessert?" the waitress asks when she arrives back at our table after clearing our e what he said to ot ho his bottom lip

"Yes," Kenton replies, his eyes on mine "You ready for dessert, baby?"

I know his question isn’t about food, and I squeeze ether and nod

"We’ll take a piece of tira her his card