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Her mouth abruptly closed

I went to the door and opened it a crack, as Maria came to an anxious fret beside me, "What about security cameras? They'll track us back to our roo about security cameras and me They don't hen I'm around"

I pulled the door open and escorted Maria out into the scene of pande place within the hotel People rushed all around highly agitated, the last thing on theirthe woman who had dashed into the hing hard I caught Maria looking at matically and I sobered up in a Peloponnesian moment

"What?" I asked defensively

"I've never heard you laugh You have a very nice laugh I like it"

I was quite positive that I'd never had h complemented before and I really didn't knohat to say in reply Vaguely I pointed off to the right, "Pizza's this way"

She reached out tome out of there, with a little pride left intact"

I nodded and then we headed up the street towards the glowing sign of a pizza parlor