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“That’s nice when it happens, but in my life, what I have seen is that the one with the ame And you don’t want to be the one out of control”

“So, summation, in Ferro world, control trumps passion”

“Every time, cara”

“But control doesn’t help you think of cool games Check and mate”

He laughed, a sound that seeh he wasn’t used to it But she’d heard hih a few tienuine

“I cannot argue with your logic On that point”

“Great”

Their salmon appeared a few minutes later, ine, which Julia was very happy to see, all things considered

They ate in silence for a while, both of the the view of the lake, which was still brilliant and bright despite the late hour, thanks to the Alaskan summer

She flashed back to her presentation, nearly teeks ago now And she laughed

“What?” he asked, looking up from his dinner

“Well,” she said, straightening, “teeks ago you crashed my presentation and I wanted to kill you, cheerfully, hatever object was readily available And now, here we are, sitting across froht and I don’t even want to use it on you”

“We have co way”

“Indeed” She took a bite of her rice pilaf “You almost seem civilized”

“Don’t make that mistake, Julia,” he said

“Why? You don’t want to have to live up to my expectations?”

“I don’t want you to have expectations that are iet, when this is over, all bets are off And this experience, you andyou say to me Every weakness you show Every secret you betray And I will use it against you”

“You’ve been nothing but honest with me, Ferro For your sins, you aren’t a liar So I believe you,” she said, her throat tightening, aching Strange “No worries”

Maybe because he was so determined to not have ato feel a connection, however strange, with him

So about him certainly touched her, reached deep in her and iven a lot of thought to wanting in a long time