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After a quick call to Cissy, they ht and pulled up to the dock As they walked up to her house, he held her hand, and their first kiss was everything she’d i Winona’s long-dor her forcibly that kisses weren’t enough

Suddenly he drew back

“What’s wrong? It’s me, isn’t it? You aren’t attracted to me”

“It isn’t you It’s me”

A George Costanza line She’d expected hed and turned away

“Win” He reached for her hand and forced her to look at him

“You don’t have to put on a big show It’s fine I get it, believe , that’s all”

“That’s the problem”

“You lost me”

“My wife Ironically, her nan instead of a joke Anyway, I love her” He paused, glancing out at the water as he whispered, “Loved her”

“And?”

He shrugged “I wish I knehat happened That’s what kicks the shit out of ht ere happy Until I came home to an empty house and a Sorry, Mark note She fell in love with her Pilates instructor and she was gone Just like that Cissy and I didn’t knohat hit us”

“That must have been terrible”

“Don’t give up on ht to ask, but I aive up”

“BelieveI kno to do”