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Vaughn’s hand tucked aroundAs the car swayed, he applied pressure to ood It felt safe As if this man I barely knew had me

“Should I start guessing?” I asked

“You could try”

I pinchedabout DC other than the most famous national land

“Can you give me clue? Any kind of a hint?”

I looked into his dark eyes He didn’t give anything away If he was being playful, I couldn’t tell There was a seriousness beneath him that never wavered

“I’d rather show you”

“All right” I was ok reveling in the closeness we had on the Metro How his body al from him to me with invisible wires And I could stand here and inhale the intoxicating scent from his skin

Each tihn for a signal that ere going to hop off, but he stood tall, shielding me from anyone who boarded or exited He was like so sure the only person who touched me was him

Eventually, he pulled ed ed and the train charged on to the next stop

I looked at the station “Smithsonian?”

“This way”

We took the escalator to the street level It was quiet

“Noill you tell ed

“Let’s walk” Vaughn ledthe sidewalk