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Just as I’oers, nodding greetings, accepting pecks on the cheek from others Her eyes rise to mine and she walks directly towarda glass of wine She stands casually while we both watch Zack and Kate with huge, bearins on their face We look just like two ordinary people who area polite chat

"That was quite the proposal," Gray says genially

I chuckle "Poor Zack I didn’t think it would ever go right for him"

"I’ll admit that ," she leChrist as how to, I suppose I’ll be forced to relax"

I turn back to watch the crowd, take a s polite small talk I want to take her inher back tobed

But none of that is possible because for me, in reality, Gray Brannon is untouchable I think shethe girls," Gray says, and she sounds alenods

"Yeah," I say, twirling the liquid inhowthere It’s hard for me to understand how I let Hensley just handle all of their care ere together"

"I’s shook out," Gray says "We all get comfortable in our roles and it’s hard to move out of them"

My head swivels toward her, because while what she says applies to Hensley andabout what iven our boundaries, this thing

Not ideal at all

For either one of us

So I decide to test her Give her a push

"Spend Christ flickers deep in Gray’s eyes Interest Excite with ifts…"

"Then co out Relax"