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I don’t want to talk about , but mostly because his show of emotion has made me bold On impulse, I touch his arh a divorce You don’t have to pretend everything’s okay"

Who aazes at me with a look of intense concentration, a little furroeen his brows "Thank you That’s very kind of you I’ve always liked that about you, Joellen You’re kind"

He lightly rests his fingers on the back of my hand, and I have to force s through me

We stare at each other in silence until the waiter reappears, then we break apart like we’ve been caught having sex in public

I fan myself with lasses of wine This is hell ona total mental breakdown, I’ll count lass "A toast"

I lift ?"

Michael’s lips lift into a ss"

A faint wheeze passes led voice, and chug ulps

He doesn’t look at all disturbed by whatproblelass

"You’re nervous" He looks at me from the corner of his eye as he pours

I exhale hard and close my eyes "It’s that obvious?"

"Don’t be embarrassed I’m flattered"

I open my eyes and stare in disbelief at his handsome profile "You’re flattered?"

"That," he says with a chuckle, like he’s pointing so out "I really like that"

Now I’m confused "What?"

He sets the bottle on the table and turns toeffect of his baby blues "You’re oblivious to how char"

It’s all I can do not to fall over dead I s more wine and whisper shakily, "Thank you"

After a moment where I refuse to look at hiht see on my face, he asks, "Do you find h that would sound at ho? I think you’re the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen!"

Except for Cas to inside my head, but I don’t have time to dwell on it because Michael has settled his hand onto erupt in flames

I wore a skirt, one of the fen It’s a siin the bathroom at the Liquid Kitty, my life will be complete

But now that Michael has his hand on my bare skin--hopeful slut that I aht have been a bad idea, because the effect of his warine the three wise er

Namely, rapture

"Thank you," says Michael, his voice husky, his gaze on my lips "I find you very attractive, too"