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The way his eyes had lit up toldIt also was fascinating information, and anytiht noas having a hard ti he was And thinking that if he was so passionate when he was talking about his farht?" I said, aware that htly less aware that I was rubbing a paint roller

"Maze narrowed, and then he narrowed the space between us, taking just one step but doing it slowly He was close enough that if my shirt somehow popped open and my bra flew off, he could likely make me come just with his mouth on my breasts

But then I remembered I was here to paint And paint I did

In that small roorand old ti in the next roo off the walls

We only said things like "Can you straighten out that drop cloth?" and "Do you have one of those stirrer sticks?" and "Does this look runny to you?"--but whenever our eyes les The tension was so thick that when Leo broke the silence, I jumped a little

"So your ht? She toldpaint along the sill "She seemed pretty proud of you"

"Really? She used the word proud?"

"No, but she seemed proud"

"Huh," I said

"You’re just hoht? Then back to the fancy?" he asked

I nodded slowly Ooh, perfect opening to tell hi back out to California in the fall so, you know, if you want to be my cos, just pure fun I opened my mouth to say this, but he continued before I had a chance

"LA is great and all, but I’ll take Bailey Falls any day of the week" He sawon small towns," I replied "Everyone knows each other’s business Everyone knows each other’s history"

"They watch out for each other," he insisted

"They gossip about each other," I corrected