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When we arrived, he greetedHis spicy outdoor scent reminded me of his kiss And his kiss reminded me that I shouldn’t be there But then he wrapped an arave up trying

Alejandro stepped back and smiled "How about a tour? You’ve been here twice, but you haven’t really seen the place Let me show you around" He escorted me down the hall

It turned out that Alejandro collectedartifacts, including paintings, sculptures, weavings, and rare books Solass, or in locked rooms Not Alejandro He believed that his possessions should be touched, even used He encouraged , alked over fine silk rugs, and he handedout his favorites

We entered his study, a beautiful dark-wood roo all around I saw books, vinyls, and CDs A feards decorated another shelf--he had gold and platinum records, some Grammys, an MTV award, and uitars, microphones, and speakers Over by the side of the room was a small collection of drinks and snacks And on the left, a solid wood desk faced theI’d been taking in all the fascinating things on his shelves, so I hadn’t noticed the desk But as soon as I did, I nearly fainted

Oh My God! How could this be? Right in the middle of his desk, close to where he sat, wastrouble I hoped I rong, but the ht He had one ofused to hold pens I started to back up to the door

Did he knoho I was? Had he found the one or two obscure pictures of me that my friends had posted to the Internet? Suddenly, I worried that he was about to expose me

Alejandro waved toward the desk and I sucked innext: so my true identity I could feel a cold sweat crawl across ames--I was so done with them

Alejandro smiled and sat down at the desk "This is where I write htened with a frown on his face "Are you all right? You seem pale" He stood up and came over to take my hand