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That silenced hi this man she barely knew said to her could hurt?

"I wouldn’t have spent all this time with you and I certainly wouldn’t still be here if I didn’t like you You said it yourself I don’t know anything about you, so how could I dislike you?"

She looked up at hienuously, he was looking down at his food, noticeably avoiding any eye contact

"Then why--"

"It’s who you represented I didn’t like," he said so abruptly it startled her Regina shook her head, not understanding "You reminded me of so changed in those hardened eyes she’d beco it was impossible He just suddenly seeaze was back

"But you were right It wasn’t fair and I apologize" Cru up the napkin in front of hio up?"

She wanted to say no--wanted to ask him who she reminded of and why he said it in past tense Did she not reed? But instinct told her to be glad for what she had gotten out of hi

Truth was she’d already kept hi to be easy The staircase in her condo wasThis would be tricky, so he may still be here a while

Glancing down at the now e her mouth with her napkin "Yes, I’et a roolanced up the narrow staircase and back at her

"Yes, I’ you I could o backwards onhis head before she finished "It’s not that I’d rather not I’et down tomorrow on your own"

He reached out his hand to her She took it then grabbed hold of his shoulder with her other As bad as she felt about being such a burden to this guy she barely knew and whose entire night had been taken up by her, she felt even guiltier that soht had been very enjoyable, such as feeling his strong ar hard shoulders as she was now

He bent over, and in an instant, she was cradled in his aret you up that first part of the staircase like this," he said as he began to walk "But this won’t work the rest of the way It’s too narrow You won’t fit sideways"

Without putting her down, Brandon stood at the botto the first part, the part before it turned into the narrow passageway that led up to her bedrooina almost hated to look away from his intensely pensive face to look at the stairs as well She was fighting the unbelievable urge to turn his chin to her and kiss hiht warmed her face as she stared at the stairs where she should’ve been focusing in the first place How could she possibly even think of such a thing at a time like this?

He started up the wider wooden part of the stairs When he got to the top of that part, he put her down "You’ll have to get on my back for the rest of the way It’s the only e’ll fit without risking you banging your ankle against the wall"

Regina felt her eyes widen at the sight of hi the buttons of his shirt, but did her best to not look too alarht the look on her face because his expression went even et hotter cli those stairs Plus," he said as he re chest just under the snug white T-shirt, "I’ll bethe shirt over the railing of the staircase and crouched down in front of Regina, his back to her "Cli Let your hurt one hang straight back so it doesn’t hit the wall on the way up"

Thehis shirt, her insides had started to ru on his back would only intensify it, but she still played it cool and leaned onto hi over the side of hiot you," he assured her as she clihter "Grab onto an straightening out slowly "You’re on, right? Do you feel like you onna pull you up just a little higher so I can get a better hold of you You ready?"

She nodded then realized he couldn’t see her "Yes I’m ready"

He lowered his body a little then pushed her up higher, his hand now holding her butt cheek tightly "Sorry," he said as he started up the stairs "It really is the securest grip"

Regina narrowed her eyes, thinking about that while his fingers dug into her spreading her cheek as he tightened his hold Was it really the securest grip? Her sisters and Janecia would no doubt crack up when she told theet herself in this predicament?