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"We'd better stop," he said

Before I could reach for him or even shakeI had to sit on the bed and wait forand the blood inI would rather never have been brought to this point than brought here and left dangling, I thought A surge of anger rushed throughto do the right thing

What was the right thing? Leslie and Catherine would have tackled hiined and laughed toat myself in the mirror on the back of the armoire door I looked flushed, my eyes still electric Calm down, Rain Arnold, I told myself Get some control

I took deep breaths and then went to s and started to dress He came in while I was still in my bra and panties

"Oh, I' to back out

"Randall, after what just happened, I don't think you have to step out," I said

He sht to his closet

"I didn't mean for it to happen like that," he said with his back to ested you come here and all I don't want you to think that," he said

"Stop worrying about it," I told him after I slipped on my dress

He turned to ry at ry at you, or even myself,"

I said "We're both adults, aren't we? If I didn't want to be here, I wouldn't"

He smiled

"Yeah, that's right" He thought ahiht a slanced at the clock on his desk "We'd better get going," he said "They un"

We co safely around each other in his roo not to touch It was as if we both believed that if we touched, ould lock in a passionate embrace and throw all caution out the

He looked very handsome in his blue blazer and tie I fixed his hair for him and then we hurried out and down the stairs As we rounded the turn in the lobby, I heard a door open and saw Leslie She gave hed and stepped back into her room