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“My memory,” he said “Tell me about the proposal I—”

I shookhim about the proposal No matter how many restaurants ent to

“Do you re me for the first time?” I asked him

“Yeah, it was early in the night, right?” he asked, face scrunched up like he was pulling thefor dinner”

“I got out of the cab and you looked at ue”

“It was your legs They went on for miles”

“And you came up to me and said—”

“Excuse me I have to do this,” he said

“And you swept me into your arms and you kissed , you dippedany man had ever done to me”

“Well, that’s good to know, because I’ve never done it before”

“What?” I cried “Bullshit You were so slick”

“Las Vegas ic I probably couldn’t repeat it if I tried”

“Ethan Come on”

And then, right there in the deli that wasn’t actually a deli, while I earing the ugliest shoes I’d ever worn in my life and not one but two coats, Ethan said, “Excuse me I have to do this”

He wrappedar, and dipped o, outside that steakhouse, one leg curled up and ht…it’s impossible This can’t be love

Bea, behind the counter, applauded and the hed aardly and Isound, and he put me back on my feet and stepped away

Thank god

I couldn’t think when he touched me

“I think Sweet Bliss will have to wait,” I said “I need to get back to the inn”

“Are you sure? We—”

“I’m sure”

Our eyes met and I didn’t hide how scared I was There was no point

“Okay,” he murmured “We’ll head back to the inn”

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