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“Because you are so fucking beautiful, and they are not Pay thehteenth floor

“Okay,” I say, dropping the subject

Exiting the elevator, I follow him to apartment 1801, immediately to the left of the bank of elevators Inside, is theview of the city I have ever seen

“What a kick-ass view You get to look at this every day?” I ask, like ame nervous for what’s about to co so that I am the one in control He has too much power

“I barely notice it any over to his wet bar “Drink?”

“I’ll have a Harvey Wallbanger, please,” I tell hihteen for about a e, I’ve already had about fifteen Wallbanger’s, ht of my birthday party

“That’s a pretty adult drink,” he says, chuckling

“Well, I a like I want to Why does he bring that out inin me? I don’t know him from Adam, but God do I want to

“So you are,” he says, pouring the Galliano and a new brand of vodka, Absolut It’s only been in America for about two months, but the advertiselass with orange juice I walk over to hi tellsto want to have o down

“Thank you,” I say, setting the glass back down on the bar

“Are you hungry?” he asks

“No, not at all I just had that popsicle,” I remind him

“But you didn’t get to finish it,” he reminds me

“I’ood”

“Do you want to call your parents?”

“Not yet,” I say because I know that the second, I do, my father will demand to knohere I am and then he’ll show up andhow this ends up It’s still daylight anyhoon’t be missed until much later

“It’ll be better to get that out of the way now, Giada You aren’t going to be leaving”

“Uh-huh,” I say, stepping out of ht

“What are you doing?” he asks when I start to pull my dress over my head

“I think you knohat I a my bra off as well I stand before him in just my tiny white cotton panties They are obscenely stuck to rowls and clenches his fists at his sides