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“You looked panicky so I got you out of there”
“You left your friends forAs if it meant nil
“What then?”
“We took off and had a drink in another bar”
“I’m surprised you stuck with me” Stunned was closer
“Why wouldn’t I?” he asked “You treated me like a normal person We just talked about everyday stuff You weren’t angling to get anything out ofspecies When you looked at me it felt …”
“What?”
He cleared his throat “I dunno Doesn’t roaned
“Please?”
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I sat in stunned silence for a ot decidedly smirky “Plus, I’d never been propositioned quite like that”
“Yeeeah Okay, stop now” I covered hed
“Relax,” he said “You were very sweet”
“Sweet?”
“Sweet is not a bad thing”
He pulled the Jeep into a gas station, stopping in front of a puers
David stared back at ht I was a really nice guy And that it would be great if we could go up to your roo out for a while, if ”
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