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This is it! I kneas a trap

I ja hand intoit to the ready as the hottie next door steps in-between me and the other side of the street, his ar me

Fortunately it’s only a couple of drunks tossing their beer bottles into a dunized

“You have that last night?” he asks, ,to come down from the quick shot of adrenaline

“Yeah”

“Why didn’t you use it?”

“You were so fast” And speaking of fast, just like that we’ve quickly reached our building

He holds the door open forhim in front of me as we ascend the stairs

Catchingas we approach our front doors, I wait for him to enter his unit first before I co it, giving him an easy entry if he wants to throw me inside and have his ith me

“Good night,” he si to kiss me as he maneuvers inside

“Wait,” I call out “I…I owe you an apology I rong about you”

“You don’t owe uard up You don’t know et you”

“Who’s they?”

“I’hborhood”

I nod “Well, thank you for walking me home”