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Her brow furrows “Of course not”

“Then what the fuck are you doing?”

Her fingers brushThen it’s not She rests her entire hand on h “Ryan, I…”

I freeze

“I ether She leans in She leans close enough to kiss me

I wrap ers around her wrist Pull her hand back

She jumps back “Oh I’m sorry” Hurt flares in her expression “That was… I… I don’t know”

Bullshit

“I wasn’t—”

“You were”

Her cheeks flush It’s not a blush of desire It’s embarrassment “Don’t tell Frank”

“I don’t give a fuck about Frank”

“But—”

“You do this a lot?”

“No Never”