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His intense gaze tantalizes hten you"

I shiver again at the sound of his sultry voice as it spills overspace between us The last thing I want is to find out when this gorgeous guy dies "Crowded roohs softly as he tosses his cup into the trash "I knohat you ainst one another, "is an excuse for them to dry hump each other in public"

I alhts "That’s a pretty good observation"

He presses his lips together and then with a hesitant look, he leans overhis lips next to icala sliver of space between his lips and ot their own ht be a one-sided les his head to the side and looks at the crowd

I follow his gaze to Raven dancing with Laden She has one hand on his hip and the other on his back pocket Ladenhis ar to break dance and disco at the saaze and rolls her eyes

"I think you’re right" I turn and er’s eyes "It looks like she’s bored"

He leans fro out to lick his lips and I notice a glint of"Is she a friend of yours?"

I wonder if he’s attracted to her Most guys are, which has never botheredI’uy hasheat I’

"Her na his face closely for his reaction

"Like the poear Allan Poe?" I ask, not expecting endary poems

"A little bit" He stares atto unravel a maze "And what’s your naout the air

"Ember… I like it" He inches closer and our bodies al off hi cologne "‘And each separate dying ehost upon the floor,’" he quotes a line froht you said you knew a little?" I ask, is and stuffs his hands in his pockets "What can I say? I’m fascinated with the idea… love, death, and the insanity it brings"

Growing uncomfortable with his mention of death, I scan the crowd for Raven "Trust htly nervous that I can’t find Raven I turn back to theto you, but I need to…" I trail off at the ani me "What?" I ask, not sure I want to know--not sure I can handle it I never let uys What would be the point? I couldn’t kiss the their death

He shakes his head, his eyes locked onif you wanted to dance?"

I instantly shake my head "No thanks I don’t dance"

He sether, and I’m mesmerized by the way his mouthover my face, and then it travels doard overatit difficult to protest "I just… I’ touched…" I shake my head atupward "Well, what if I promise not to touch you?" He arches an eyebrow at aze

The song switches to "Degausser" by Brand New and I findon a life of their own, as Raven’s words echo throughnot to get touched by anyone

He walks backward until he reaches the edge of the crowd, then he stops and waits for rateful he chooses to keep a little bit of distance from the other people Once I reach hi when I said I couldn’t dance

"Don’t laugh at me when I fall on my ass," I joke "Prorin "Okay, I pro to touch ht as he’s about to touch h that I can feel the heat between us, the brush of his clothes, the feel of his breath; yet, he’s not touching ins to rock his body, swaying to the rhythm, and I can’t help but shut my eyes, andin my chest as I lean just a little nearer so I can feel hiles everywhere I irabbing hs I want to moan so God damn bad that I have to bite on my bottom lip to suppress it