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"Look up, Wil"

Instead, he rubbed his hands down the sides of his thighs, then turned on his heel and walked away

Just like that At full speed Like he didn’t even want or expect me to keep up

I had to run to catch up to hi a busy avenue I stuck to his heels as we crossed the river and cut over into the theater parking lot

He sped up once we reached the lot as if avoiding the possibility ofnext to hiht now!"

He stopped but didn’t turn around

I caught up with hiht "Well?" I said

"Well, what?"

"What the hell was that? Why did you storm off?"

"Because I didn’t want to say anything rude, and you ry"

"Because I asked you to look me in the eye?"

"Yes"

"Well,everywhere but my eyes"

He blinked "It’s difficult"

"Why?"

He shook his head "Because when I’ in your eyes, I’ It’s intense"

"What’s intense? I hten the mood

"Yes You are beautiful You’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen"

I sucked in a breath Wow He’d said it in athat the sky was undeniably blue There was no art to the words, no obvious atte up like this?

"I was joking" I laughed self-consciously "I’m not really that full of myself"

"I don’t knohat thatbeautiful It’s not a joke" He stuffed his hands into his pockets and waited

I felt both unco hot and--ironically--I couldn’t aze even if he wanted me to

"I didn’t realize," I suddenly blurted, ret