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They turned away fro irl asked him

"Er, I’m sorry, I don’t knowtaken five years, so I knew she’d just asked if I was his girlfriend I also knew he had Spanish skills as well, so he’d been avoiding the question

"Thank you," she told hi the pink bundle with pride

I startedtoward the Ferris wheel when he approached

"She came up to see if I could win that for her"

"That was nice of you," I said I thought it was cute how he felt the need to explain

Nobody was in line at the Ferris wheel, so ere let on the rickety contraption right away An iron bar pressed loosely across our laps

As the ride lifted, a nervous discohts?" he asked I gave a tight nod and he chuckled Yeah, I know, I know I’ chicken He leaned forward to look dohichthe bar harder and squeezing my eyes shut Maybe if I hadn’t looked so closely at the rusty bolts that held the thing together,hed "Have a look"

I priedoff the ocean I relaxed back into the hard seat Everything was fine We were nearly to the top when the ride stopped to let someone else on I turnedat me There was no other word for it Gone was the hardness

What was going on in that mind of his?

"Don’t be afraid," he whispered We startedat the very top We were high Really high It was bright and breezy, roup aiting to get on the ride,felt so far away fro miles above it all

"I’m not afraid anymore," I whispered back

He cupped a hand over lasses," he murmured He was so close I could feel his breath and see the dried sea salt in his hair My skin became hot He leaned closer, so close, and breathed in

"God, you smell nice," he whispered "I’veabout you, little Ann"