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It was tempting, God, so tempting. But no. The whole point of the exercise was getting me to this point, and going through it. I would never discover what I needed to know if I left now. The mango of the tea mingled with the jasmine in the air, the soft light enhanced the soft music. Everything was soothing, gentle and perfect and in a flash, ''grating''. <br> | It was tempting, God, so tempting. But no. The whole point of the exercise was getting me to this point, and going through it. I would never discover what I needed to know if I left now. The mango of the tea mingled with the jasmine in the air, the soft light enhanced the soft music. Everything was soothing, gentle and perfect and in a flash, ''grating''. <br> | ||
''Time for a dose of reality.''<br> | ''Time for a dose of reality.''<br> | ||
− | “Do me a favor. Turn up the lights, turn off the music, and for God’s sake, take that crap off your face? I like | + | “Do me a favor. Turn up the lights, turn off the music, and for God’s sake, take that crap off your face? I like men. Not dolls.” I bit my lip, regretting how it sounded. “Please?”<br><br> |
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''I will never hurt you'', he said.<br> | ''I will never hurt you'', he said.<br> | ||
"Good. That makes at least one of us."<br> | "Good. That makes at least one of us."<br> | ||
− | I took my hand back and sank it into his hair, claimed his face with my other hand and kissed him. I pushed off the floor and felt his arms grab me before we both fell over, even as I kissed him again, running my tongue along the path the | + | I took my hand back and sank it into his hair, claimed his face with my other hand and kissed him. I pushed off the floor and felt his arms grab me before we both fell over, even as I kissed him again, running my tongue along the path the wshcloth had taken, the warmth of his flesh taking the edge off the chill I felt inside.<br> |
''Even glaciers melt'', I'd said to Harry. Either they trickle to nothing or they calve.<br> | ''Even glaciers melt'', I'd said to Harry. Either they trickle to nothing or they calve.<br> | ||
Explosively.<br><br> | Explosively.<br><br> |