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"What about your mother?"

"She wanted whatever my father wanted I barely know the person that would do anything to please…hi myself to say Michael’s name, and not because I have any e who he ?"

I nod stiffly "Even when I hated hi sex, Sara?"

I letto "

"So the answer is yes He s you didn’t want to do" It’s not a question

My lashes snap open "Because it was him and he treated me like I was his property put on this earth for his personal satisfaction"

He studies me, his expression impassive, his features carved in stone "And how do I make you feel?"

"Alive," I whisper without hesitation "You make me feel alive"

A warm blanket of awareness wraps around us "As you do s to my stomach I make him feel alive?

"Your food has arrived," the waiter announces in a far too efficient display of good, poorly-timed, service

My salad, which is the size of Texas, is placed in front of er I sip h my body

"They have an impressive wine list here at the hotel," Chris comments "And they have a wine educator on staff If you want, I can arrange for her to spend so?"

"I’d like that," I say, aware of how hard he is trying to show support for s thatinto our food and he launches into soion and I am farna wine is understanding the regions where it’s produced Italian wine is so revered because of the soil and the climate Napa is one of the few places that can compete in those arenas, at least in my opinion The climate here is classified as "Mediterranean" Only 2 of the earth’s surface is Mediterranean Add su"

"It allows the grapes to grow but does it change the flavor?"

"Absolutely Ten o, the collision of the techtonic plates created thewith a multitude of volcanic eruptions The result is over one hundred varieties of soil and each lends a different flavor and texture to the product produced"