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She was referring to the blonde and I’ll admit her question dumbfounded o hang out with soht?

I shook lance "I’m here with you"

Before she could respond, I raised lass toward her and we did a silent toast I hoped that would help getpulse under control

We made ourselves comfortable on the seats and watched the band for a couple of minutes She stared at me and then back at the dance floor

"What?" I shouted, because thefor you to belt out a tune and then ask lass and then taking a sip

I leaned over and found her ear She shivered, which completely threw me for a loop Unless I had just startled her because I’d been so close

"What’s so ed and turned towardto push their way into our space to get to the bar, so I put ed her chair directly next toa barrier between us and the rest of the world

I keptand she looked down at ers Then she tucked her head towardabout you"

"Where is this co froether as if in our own little safe haven I could feel her breaths on my neck and the hairs on my arm stood at attention "Have you always felt that way about me?"

She shook her head "Only recently"

My eyes ht then It felt alht inside ofand stepped one foot out to test the waters "Tell me what you mean"

Some dude reached for his beer on the bar behindThe h tensed, but I didn’t look at her, didn’t even acknowledge that I’d touched her and God, I had no idea what the fuck rong with s up with

"You’ll think it’s la out in little wisps

I shrugged Maybe it was for the best that I didn’t push her to tellht ofher attention "Try aze "It’s just, when I saw you with that girl in the bathroo that up Was I about to be schooled by her? I figured that it’d be best if I just waited in silence, allowed her to take the lead for what she’d want to say

"It’s just" she continued "I know you hook up with girls but you never really talk about it or bring anyone around"

"You’re right, I don’t Because it’s never forher this? She’d think I was an even bigger man whore now And that didn’t sit ith me It was true that I kept that part of uys razzed me about it, I deflected or joked around about it "It’s not every weekend But so about sexual frustration here, Square?" she said, nudging her knee playfully againstan eyebrow "You familiar with it?"

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