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“You’re a married man”

“You’ve fucked plenty of married men”

“That’s true, but…”

“I’ve told you countless tiet married, and yet here I am—married”

She nods “That’s part of it”

“And if I got divorced, would that change your mind?”

She stops breathing, as do I “No, we have too ive you the pleasure of thinking I was yours, even for a night”

Our eyes lock back in our endless battle

“What would it take?”

“There is nothing that you could give that would make me yours”

I pause at her painful words Then, I say the only thing that ht save me “Liar”

Her eyes cut back toher to ainst me “What would it take?”

“More than you are willing to give” And then she presses her lips against mine, most likely to shut me up and end the conversation But I’ll take any kisses she’s willing to give, even if she’s trying to trick ain

The kiss is intoxicating, as are all her kisses I’ until it’s too late, but I hear just in time

I keep kissing her, ensuring that she can’t play my savior Then, at the very last second, I turn her and take the dart meant for her