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"So the job at the winery was a last ditch effort before I had to go back hoslist I loaded up my old Saturn with my few boxes of stuff and drove north to the land of new opportunities Only to discover the winery was hanging by a thread and eventually eren’t even getting paid properly Until you walked in and saved us all"

The waiter chooses this mo Bryn’s story I wait i in front of us and takes our dinner orders--well my dinner order since Bryn chose salted caramel cake for her dessert He even tries to ets the hint and takes off

"Matt, that was kind of rude," Bryn chastises theto do his job and be nice"

"He interrupted you" I grabinto the crab cake It s, the sauce that co"Go on," I prompt her after I s

"I was pretty much done You werethe country bu city folk live" She props her elbow on the edge of the table and rests her chin on her fist "You’ve taught me a lot in a short arateful"

She’s speaking with a finality that oing with the double er? I’ she’s been running pretty hot and cold lately, but I a--or someone--once I realize I want it

And I want her Bryn I’ my attraction for her

Her arm drops from the table as she leans back in her chair "What do you"Take from it whatever you want"

She studiesover lass and drains half of it "I won’t sleep with you, Matt," she says after she sets the glass on the table

I’ won’t involve any sleeping, Bryn"

Her lips part as her eyes widen the slightest bit "We shouldn’t"

"Why not?"