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She finally nodded and laid her head on my shoulder "Okay That's what I'll do"

She wrote the letter and after I checked it over, she sent it off

"Now, all we have to do is wait One way or the other, I'm finished until next year"

"Next year at this ti scherade -- and it isn't really even a bad grade -- is nothing The people who h

ire you to work for the will not care one bit about the B+, Alexa They'll be looking at the letters PhD and assessing you as a potential staff rade"

"I know, it's just a blow to o"

"I'll stroke your ego -- and anything else you want -- to make you feel better," I said with a leer

That made her smile -- finally

"Ha!" I said and pulled her intoher around in a circle "I knew I could make you smile"

We kissed, and the feel of her body against mine made me want to make her feel more than happy I wanted to make her feel complete bliss

So I did

Later, as we lay on our bed and watched the sun set through the open drapes overlooking the bay, she kissed my shoulder

"Thank you," she said and rested her chin on my arm

"For what?"

"For giving me some perspective"