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Malcolm

After we arrived back at Ginger’s house, I held her hand on the short walk to her porch I wasn’t ready for the night to end, but I knew it had to My hands rested lightly on her hips She reached up, putting hers on either side of my face She then stretched up on her tiptoes to kiss , but she didn’t step away Instead, she circled her arers play with my dreads

“I had a good tiht The comedians were really funny”

“I’lad you enjoyed yourself Did I earn a second date?”

She srant you a second date”

“It’s ht”

The siainst the back of ap was between our bodies, but it could have been the Grand Canyon for all I cared I wanted to feel her body pressed against e to pull her closer

I re her knuckles “I should go”

“You don’t want to come in?”

What I needed to do was go ho ice bath because h, but I couldn’t turn down a chance to spendwith the uncomfortable ache in my pants

“Sure, why not”

Her face lit up then she turned to unlock the door She flipped a switch, flooding the foyer with light Her house was cold, more like a compound rather than a home I never could fully relax when I’d visited Now that I kneent on within these walls, it made my skin crawl to be here Before, I couldn’t understand why she’d stay just knowing her history with that man, but nowit truly baffledbut memories of horrific events

“Would you like so on hts She dropped her purse and keys on the counter “I have soda, tea, apple juice” She looked over at er, you can check the bar”

I took a seat on her couch “Soda will be fine”

She walked over and handed me a can She placed her own on the coffee table then sat down on the other end of the couch She unzipped her boots, and I laughed when she pulled theh socks she wore