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"Un peu Enough that I want to talk to you instead of letting you fuck hed his words "But we are still going to fuck, right?"

Juliette sant French she purred two beautiful words

"Bien sûr"

Of course

She went silent after sheand treacherous and wound up the side of a high, heavily forested hill He could only ie They’d either have made it to their destination in half the ti over a cliff in the attempt He’d convinced Elle to let his driver take her everywhere she wanted to go She thought he was being kind and generous Little did he knoas si to keep her alive She was alive, wasn’t she? Twenty-six years old, smarter than any other woman he’d ever met Street-smart, too She’d be fine without hi?" Juliette asked

"Nothing"

"You’re quiet"

"You were driving"

"I’ve spent thirty minutes in your company, and I already know quiet isn’t your standardI talk too sley asked

"Yes"

"Then you shouldn’t coave hi Hopefully anyway

"I was thinking about someone"

"Your priest?"

"And his lover"

"You have unusual friends," Juliette said