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“No worries,” I say politely “I’m Alex Pleased to meet you”

She hesitates, a slight frown on her face, then her face clears and she takesmy arm at the touch of her skin on mine

“Jenny,” she says softly

“Beautiful nairl,” I say, and then wince I am out of practice after all, it seems

“Sorry,” I say “That was pretty cringe worthy wasn’t it?”

She laughs, aabout her isme want to throw her over my shoulder and take her ho I feel shocked to my core at the suddenness of it

“I’ve heard worse,” she laughs again

I jerk uy went off in

“What did he say to you?”

She wrinkles her perfect nose in a grimace

“So my lucky day?”

“Wow Okay, that’s definitely worse”

She tips her head to one side and studies h I can’t place why

“He didn’t seem like he was about to take no for an answer either Thank you for scaring hiet you an ice cream? There’s a nice little kiosk over there”