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Maybe I was an idiot to hear the sincerity in his voice But that’s what I heard No sleazy couard, which made me feel better about my reaction to him

I didn’t knohat to say

“You gonna go all shy on me now?”

I narroweda response”

“Oh, were you?” He chuckled “You go on, then, and you keep forot time”

“I should think you’re a creep”

He cocked his head “The point of dressing you up like that was to make people stare, no?”

“Yes, I guess,” I wrinkled my nose, “but other people are less obvious about it”

“Why you doin’ it?” he nodded toward the gallery

“It’s not shameful,” I said defensively

“I didn’t say it was”

“Well, you’reit all sexy when it’s supposed to be about art”

Michael laughed He looked good laughing His laughter was deep and rus too

Dear God

“You make it sexy, and I think these people knew exactly what they were doing when they hired you”