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"I kno you think you feel," he said,closer to me on the settee Then, before I knehat to expect, he had his fingers under e to be so close to him

"Our ages are just accidents of birth," he continued, still holding my chin "We can't let time stand like a wall between us"

I pulled back a bit

"But Horace, your daughter and I are best friends It would break her heart"

"It's not her heart I'ain "You're doing very well, Rain," he added sotto voce, "but try to look at , but feeling another Go on, try it," he directed

"I can't do this, Horace," I read, gazing up at him quickly He stared at me

"Your eyes tell me otherwise, Constance, and so do your lips," he said, seizing es flew fro so hard, I lost my breath With his mouth still on mine, he dropped his hand to lower the zipper onthe dress doith his small retreat

I was too shocked and stunned to move, even utter a sound

"You're beautiful, Rain Just as I'd hoped I'll hts of London Trust me," he said and leaned forward to kiss my neck

I slipped out from under him and jumped up from the settee

"What are you doing?" I cried, pulling the dress back up

The lustful look in his eyes evaporated instantly and was quickly replaced with the stern, fatherly expression he had shown me before

"Good," he said "That's what I hoped you would do, but you're still in soain, and I'll show you another way this could begin Repair yourself while I go back outside I'll press the doorbell again," he said rising

"No!" I cried the moment he opened the door "I can't do this I don't want to do this," I said and charged by him when he turned with surprise

I ran froe