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He stood back up and buttoned his cuffs "How do I look? Like an old man?"

"Terribly old I think I saw a single strand of grey in your hair the other day"

"Good," he said and went to the chest of drawers to get sorey, I'll be taken ive ravitas"

"Gravitas," I said, shaking my head "It sounds like a disease"

He laughed at that and pulled on soer in the closet

"In the world of banking and high finance, gravitas is the exact kind of disease you want"

“I thought being young and innovative was important You know, like Elon”

“Yes, but I’uy He has to look nerdy I have to look respectable”

He slipped a belt through the loops in his slacks and fastened it

I loved watching Luke dress He was so good looking, had such a ood looks, the blue eyes, the hair that was cut in just the right way, the right amount of scruff on his face

I was so damn lucky

I had to get over this ain I knew heht, after everyone left, before we fell asleep, I would take matters into my own hands, so to speak, and pleasure hiasm myself, but Luke was a healthy all-American man He needed it to stay healthy and happy

I wanted to be the one to make him healthy and happy

"I love you," I said while he finished dressing

He cahtly off to the side, his arms on either side of my head