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“Then I’d be happy about it” I trail er down the top of her hand She shivers

“Edgar? What are we doing?”

Withall over the place, we hadn’t been onlong distance

“What do you want us to be doing?” I reply

“No, I asked you first,” she says, lifting the drink to her lips

“Darling, I don’t think you’re ready to knohat I’d like us to be doing right now”

“And if I am?”

I growl quietly “You’re playing with fire I’entleht now”

“But I don’t think about any of that when I’m with you”

I rub her full bottoret this”

She grabs ret if we don’t try”

We’ve been dancing around this conversation for weeks

“If we do this, I’ to be frank about that ’cause I plan on doing whatever it take to get us to that point But you have to givechance”

“I will I’m ready,” she says

Cupping her face, I lean forward to brush ainst hers Her eyelids drift shut, and she leans in to ht kiss I see the waiter returning with our tray out of the corner of lossy gaze convinces ht time I run my hand down her back and return to le woman are numbered