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That would be seventies’ classic rock, the Sopranos, and hiking I’d spent a good chunk of the su local trails with Aaron, and I shared those spots with Griff as he meticulously typed them into the Notes app on his phone

Toward the end of dinner, I was glad it was ending, if only for the fact I knee’d venture into oing to have to lie to Griff I wasn’t about to tell him I’d spent the last seven years in prison because I didn’t want to scare him off My hope was I could skirt that little tidbit with some redirection and deflection, but the bottoh to risk that aardness to see where this goes

I sinore the fact that he’s the first man to even spark my interest in more than a decade

As Griff walked ht, and I accepted He’d leaned in andto kiss ainst , “I had a really nice tiht”

“Bebe,” Dozer chides with a low chuckle “Lost you again”

“Sorry,” Iabout the date last night”

He returns to his desk, but he feels compelled to remind me, “That didn’t end in hot sex”

“Nor will it,” I say primly

“Prude”

“I a toward him “It’s just… isn’t sex only supposed to co?”

Dozer snickers, turning to fully face ain “Bebe… I love you dearly, but you need to jump back into life with both feet You’veBut you’ve taken a step forward by going out with this guy Now, I’ive you some important advice”