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He groaned “Evelyn, look at ht I don’t think anyone could ever doubt that”

“You’re awful pretty when you lie”

“As, baby Love isn’t always shtforward It can be messy and painful,” he said “Doesn’tthat can ever happen to you Doesn’t mean I’ht with emotion

“Of course I am”

“I’m crazy about you too You’re beautiful, inside and out, David Ferris”

He lay his forehead againstsweet But, you know, I like that you can bite too Like you did in Vegas with those assles I like that you cared, standing up for that girl I even kind of like it when you piss ain …”

“It’s okay,” I whispered “I like you ra ry at you”

Without another word he crawled offan arm beneath me and another over my hip “Ev?”

“Hmm?”

“Take your shirt off I wanna be skin to skin,” he said “Please? Nothing more, I promise”

“Okay” I sat up and pulled the tank top off over ainst hi for it He tucked me in beneath his chin and the feel of his war all at once Every inch oflike this with hi It never occurred to me to worry about ering scent of booze on his skin, I just wanted to be close to hi over my back “Didn’t think I’d be able to sleep with someone else in the bed, but with you it’s okay”

“You’ve never slept with anyone before?”

“Not in a long tiers toyed with the band onood torture”

Everything fell quiet for a few ht have fallen asleep But he hadn’t “Talk to ht I had a nice tiers trailed up and down along ood people”

“It was really kind of the us dinner” I didn’t knohat to say I wasn’t ready to confess I’d been thinking about what he’d said aboutthe al I was scared I’d stuff up and sos between us didn’t see and screw ot God, I hoped not So instead I chose to talk trivial “I love how you can hear the ocean here”