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We could laugh about it now, but I’d lived with the afterht phone calls, the stalking
What was the point of all the dra, love, and sex were all overrated--as I’d repeatedly tried to explain to Jess She would get this secretive set blindsided one day I only hope I’hter died down, Polly said, "Do hi with boredom--earn your booze, carny--I turned toward the entrance And saw the baddest-looking old, stark against his thick black hair He wore it longish, the ends brushing his collar He had a roman nose that had likely been broken and a razor-thin scar that sliced down across both lips A fighter?
Yet that didn’t fit with his expensive clothing: a tailored black coat and dress shirt, dark gray slacks, black leather shoes and belt Through Jess, I’d learned enough about fashion to recognize fine threads His outfit probably cost more than my entire wardrobe
When he stood at the bar and ordered a drink, I saw that he had three rings on one hand, a ring on his other thu out froed and street
He was tall, with a lean, muscular build, and looked maybe twenty-nine or thirty, but his face eary, as an older edly handsome, yet not classically so
There was an aura of ennui about him, but he also seemed hyper-alert What the hell? My internal manalyzer whirred with confusion Does not co at " Was he a brawler or a rich playboy or both? I was also sensing top notes of European--along with strong undertones of dangerous!
He was like a history book written in a script I’d never seen Fascinating
Jess pinched rin "You can close yourtone, she said, "Welcos are always in slo- ‘At Last’ repeats on a loop"
No, no, her world was angsty and overwrought So why had aze darted back to the hter/GQ o "Probably gets ot you to look twice, which makes him a rare and wondrous creature, this bar’s very own unicorn Requires closer investigation, don’t you think?"
I could question hihts of hio up and introduce o forth with confidence, for you look cute-iful tonight"
Jess’s style was SEXY GLAM! Mine? See- a hip-hugging short suede skirt and a slinky red top--one of Jess’s fashion-forward, low-cut numbers For once, my bra wasn’t a minimizer
This outfit had come about because the clothes I’d nor laundry haht me, to show appreciation in front of her