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He gets up from his desk and I shudder to watch hisin right behinda doll

“There,” he says softly, easingme feel his thickness up to rowl

“I’ll have those off again before you know it,” he cautionsme to bend over and pick up the new socks next to the sneakers that look like they’ve just come out of a box and have been freshly laced

Pearce turns e of his desk

I can feel his war s whenever he’s around

“Letdown on one knee and like the buttons, in no ti thele my toes

“New things always feel a bit weird at first,” I remark

“You don’t,” he tellsmy hand in his, he presses it to his lips

“You don’t feel weird, and you’re new,” he says absently

“Ia little embarrassed for a moment If that’s an emotion he’s even capable of

I’ so far today has happened so quickly I’m almost afraid of what Pearce will think of next

But he stands up and helps esting I walk around his office for a bit to see

But I can feel his eyes onme

Shoes or no shoes

I know he’d prefer to be watchingover to his bed so he can have his ith me

It’s gonna take soht

I’d better just get used to it

The clothes, his look The way he wants to putelse

What’s not to like about all that?

I’ve just never known anything like this is all And it still feels like the trap door will be sprung at any second, bringing it all to an end

But with each minute that passes in his co better and better