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She drops a couple sugar cubes into her coffee and uses the small spoon to stir “What exactly do you want to know?”

Everything, I want to say I’et inside this woman’s head “What excites you?”

“I think you’ve already figured that out, don’t you?” She laughs, raising theto her lips

“Yes, I’m well aware of which buttons of yours to push” Desire flickers in her eyes, and I like the way she lights up“What Ithat excites you in your life?”

“Passion excites me”

“Explain” I reach for my black coffee

She sips her coffee then lowers herreally, but I love when people get passionate I like being around the energy of

that Whether it be at work, or an art show, or even sitting around talking to soet passionate, that gets me excited”

Her answer surprises me “Do you mean that even if you hated art, if someone else was passionate about it, then you’d enjoy it because they were passionate about it?”

“Exactly” She sain “It’s infectious, and I like being around people who love the life they are living It reminds me to live the same”

“An easy woman to please,” I note

She grins “Maybe” Her gaze lifts overhead as another seagull soars by us before she’s addressing h other people’s eyes, and what they find beautiful There’s not much I wouldn’t do or wouldn’t see But I need that person to be present while doing it withreal…authentic, you know?”

I nod “In a world of fakeness andith me, too” That’s to the heart of what makes this wo “Do you know a lot of these passionate people?”

“Oh, you’d be surprise ho there are out there I’ve only met a handful of people who truly knoho they are and are true to thees

I chuckle softly “You can speak about him Jackson is in your life I can handle that”