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"Why would you come afterto tell you You’re irresistible"

"I am not"

"I’ person I’ve ever ed to avoid any women of any temptation whatsoever for four years--a very easy task in Peht on track to die alone and unnoticed And then…"

"You don’t know me! You know Miss Erstwhile, but--"

"Come now, ever since I witnessed your abominable performance in the theatrical, it’s been clear that you can’t act to save your life All three weeks, that was you" He s you Well, I didn’t at first I wanted you to go away and leaveany possibility of a real relationship And then to find you in that circusit didn’t ," said Jane with conviction "Nothingtoo forward to ask?of course, I just bought a plane ticket on i forward at this point is pointless This is so insane, I am not a romantic Ahem My question is, what do you want?" "What do I?" This really was insane Maybe she should ask that old wo real You already told me that I like to think I’ed and said sih at me if you want, or the idea of him Someone who made me feel all the time like I felt when I watched those movies" It was hard for her to ad the last of the icing froht Well, do you think it possible--" He hesitated, his fingers played with the radio and light buttons on the arm of his seat "Do you think someone likeall shiny and brand new In all my life, I’ve never felt like I do now I’m not sure yet what I want When I was Miss Erstwhile, you were perfect, but that was back in Austenland Or are we still in Austenland? Maybe I’ll never leave"

He nodded "You don’t have to decide anything now If you will allow me to be near you for a time, then we can see" He rested his head back, and they looked at each other, their faces inches apart He alas so good at looking at her And it occurred to her just then that she herself washis fine eyes, feeling dangerously close to falling in love against her will

"Just be near" she repeated

He nodded "And if I don’t make you feel like the most beautiful woman in the world every day of your life, then I don’t deserve to be near you"

Jane breathed in, taking those words inside her She thought she iving them up

"Okay, I lied a little bit" He rubbed his head with even more force "I need to adood at playing around and then saying good-bye I’ for a shot at forever You don’t have to say anything now, no proht you should know"

He forced hihtly away, as if he didn’t care to see her expression just then It was probably for the best She was staring straight ahead ide, panicked eyes, then a grin slowly took over her face In herto have with Molly "I didn’t think it was possible, but I found a , that scatty slow o both forward and backward at once Jane kept looking back and forth between theand theto see if he was really there Was this a better ending than tallyho?

"So," he said, "is New York City our final destination?"

"That’s home"