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I let him lead me around the recliner to the back wall of cushioned bliss, and I sat next to hiht I licked h my nose

“I normally don’t sleep” Oh shoot me now—that made no sense whatsoever

“Is that so? You must be so tired, Just Julie,” he joked with a twinkle in his gorgeous golden eyes

“No—um—yeah—not what I meant” Just kill me—somebody please put me out of my misery

“Ahhh I see,” he said in such a way that I knew he hadn’t a clue what I was talking about Then he added, “Your golden hair reht Your eyes are those of the bluest oceans They reveal your depths—you intrigue me”

Oh od of a s or words Where are my words? Somebody help! I’ve lost the ability to speak

“Uh-huh” What was that? Oh for peats sake, Jules—who replies with a, uh-huh, to that kind of co NOW! “Uether, you probably look like a bunny boiling psychopathic joker, change your expression

“You’re so beautiful” Oh shit Did I just say that out loud? Oh, I did I need to craay now Maybe I should fly hoht?

“Thank you,” he said with a tilt of his forehead as if he was told that all the time Maybe he was?

“Um—thank you?” Why did you say it like it was a question, you idiot God, Jules, really? Seriously? Oh look at that grin, thatwithwith ?

I stood so abruptly, he seemed shocked and he finally freed o back to my room Now Sorry”

I fled the underground Koi viewing area and literally ran back to ainst the cool wood I had no idea what just happened back there, and I had no explanation for why et pretty drunk to get aroused to this point, and usually I have no trouble with my words, orme?

I replayed the scene inand, true towhen I said I didn’t sleep I have terrible insoht

I felt lucky if I ed four hours Just the fact I fell asleep in the chair was a miracle How had he found me down there? Maybe it had been a happy coincidence? Yeah, that had to be it I tried et to sleep

CHAPTER FIVE