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“That’s funny!”

“How did you even know I’d be here?” Paul asked “It’s almost 9:00 pm”

“You have that thingy on Wednesdays”

“You could have called and I would have picked you up”

“I wanted to surprise you”

“Well, congratulations I’m surprised How much have you had to drink?”

“Don’t be mad”

“Why shouldn’t I be?”

“‘Lead us not into teht? That’s fine for you because you’re not te”

“How do you knohat I’m tempted by?”

The edges of Ian’s lips curled slightly upward His hair tumbled onto his flushed cheek as he tilted his face down He bit his lower lip and then looked up with only his sea-green eyes He opened his h he were about to speak but instead bit his lip again and gazed back down at the floor

Paul rubbed his index finger and thue of his nose He waited, but Ian did not say whatever it was “What were you about to say?”

“What are you tempted by?”

“Don’t do that”

“I’”