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He earing a dark suit and a white button-down shirt It was the first ti that cologne that always intoxicatedyourself!" I smiled back to hinificent staircase led to the upper and lower decks Gildedfroalley on our way towards the bow of the yacht

The front salon was decorated in hues of blue and beige, with two se the central area The entire roo a panoranificent s Real silver, crystal stemware, white chin a with an exquisitely tall bouquet of fresh flowers in the center; it was all too perfect

"Good evening, sir The captain would like to know if you are ready to depart?" one of the ship’s stewards asked Ryan

"Yes, please," he graciously replied

The ship’s engines hu in the ropes that secured us to the docks I walked over to theto get a closer look as we departed the slip The ht sky, occasionally obscuring the ht to be out on the ocean

Ryan stood behind me; his hands rested on my waist as he softly kissed my bare shoulder

"So, what do you think?" he whispered in my ear

"Very impressive for a first date!" I said enthusiastically

"It’s not our first date If I recall correctly, you took me out on a boat for our first date," Ryan uttered "Do you have any idea of how much I wanted to kiss you ere out on the lake?"

"I was thinking about kissing you ere on the deck, actually," I quietly confessed

"I almost kissed you then too," he ad up into his eyes

"I hesitated and you ran off" Ryan sighed, appearing regretful

In a matter of moments, ere out on the open sea Theour way

"I really like your dress," he murmured His hand swept my hair to the side so he could softly kiss raze on er be contained