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"Thanks Nora ordered ht Drawing usually works"

Griffin closed the sketchbook with obvious reluctance Michael took it back from him and walked over to the bed where he slipped the book under his pillow

"Usually? Nervous about tonight?" Griffin stood up and started strolling around his old rooe of the bed and tried not to stare at Griffin Griffin cracked him up He just walked around in his underwear as if he couldn’t begin to care what people thought about hiood body, so why not walk around almost naked?

"When’s the last tie of Michael’s bed and rolled onto his back Michael shifted nervously An al on his bed He should have disliked that, wanted to dislike that…couldn’t quite bring hian as he turned to sit cross-legged, his back to the headboard Personal questions--he hated therilled hi yesterday"

Griffin raised his eyebrow at hiht?"

Michael shook his head

"She’s getting your sexual history Means fluid bonding"

"Fluid bonding?"

"Sex without condo a little "Is that safe?"

"She’s clean Gets tested constantly All the 8th Circle bigwigs do, ot an IUD so I wouldn’t worry about knocking her up"

"So do you and Nora, you know, fluid bond?"

Griffin sat back up and scooted to the top of the bed, leaning back against the headboard right next to Michael Once again Michael breathed in Griffin’s scent Michael decided to find out what kind of soap Griffin used just so he could buy some and smell it whenever he wanted

"Nope I don’t with anybody"

"How coenuinely curious Guys at school were always bitching about their girlfriendshis head to stare into his eyes "There is nothing, and I repeat, nothing I haven’t done And I’ just sexually Every bad act on the face of the earth, minus murder and rape, I’ve done it So there’s this part ofback just in case I’m ever actually in a real relationship with somebody Does that sound sappy and romantic? If so, don’t tell anybody I’round I’d like to keep it that way"