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“I’ this for some kind of validation,” she pants

This? The kiss? The one night stand she proposed? Being here at the charity ball?

“No, of course not” I figure that’s the safest response, but even that see eyes on me and her lips thin out like before

“It’s not like I make it a habit You’re not the only one who hasn’t tried it” Her voice is just a tad bit shaky, betraying her nervousness, which I find absolutely adorable

“I wasn’t thinking that you did But since now I knoe can fuether”

Her blazing eyes throw off evenme where I stand “Everyone who knows , I make it happen I don’t knohy, but I see I’hs hard, so “For so It’s like all those things that I’m driven to achieve, except you’re not an achieveuess whatever I feel, it’s set on you”

“I see I think you’re saying that you usually get what you want, through hard work and dedication, but right now I’m what you want, and the usual terms don’t apply, but you can’t walk away?”

“Uhhh- I don’t know That sounds even worse I don’t knohat I’ to say”

“Well, if you’re trying to say that you want ical”

“Logical? Soical,” she scoffs “And by the way, very huht add”

“Sorry, I wasn’t trying to be vain”

“Soical? Or should it? That’s the probleiant mess”

“Is it?”

“I don’t know I don’t like not knowing”

“I think, if you’re looking for some reason or some justification, it doesn’t really need to be there past the fact that we’re both consenting adults with a healthy- uh desires”