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"I do not understand how I could possibly feel the way I do about you if you were not ain until the signs show but neither will I stay away"

She had to give hi else, he was persistent "I a you to stay away As I said, you are my friend and that will always be true"

He nodded but the intense look in his eyes did not lessen She bid hio in Just as she entered she saw the blouse that Sisily had asked to borrow Alina had asked her rabbed it quickly and hurried back out the door "Serghei," she called He had already made it to the turn in the road that would take him to his hoive this to your sister?"

He jogged back to her and accepted it with the sets it"

"Thank you!" she called back as she turned back towards her house

"Sisily?" Alina sat up abruptly as her thoughts began to turn into ideas--ideas that she hoped were not true

"Hmm," her friend answered

"What did you do with that blouse I let you borrow?"

"What blouse?" Sisily sat up beside her "You never gave it to ot about it My o to asped because young wo?"

Alina stood up and brushed herself off and then grabbed Sisily’s hand and helped her up "What is wrong is that I gave that blouse to your brother a couple of ive it to you, then what do you think he has done with it?"

Sisily’s eyes ide as she realized what Alina was i "Surely he would not keep it," she reasoned Her eyes darted fro to jurabbed Alina’s ar "What if it is in his rooht?" When Alina did not answer she shook her "Right!"

"He kissed me," Alina finally adhei She knew that os, and she did not want his sister to think less of him, not that she would

"HE WHAT?" she shouted

Okay, so maybe she would think less of hins would appear," Alina said quickly and then began walking again She was not sure where she was going until her feet wereplace, where she hoped the males remained If they were not, then thathis rounds to homes to say hello and introduce himself and his warriors