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45|You Like Me
~Rory~
As soon as I arrived home, I stripped out of my clothing and steered for the shower, hoping the warm drizzle of water could ease the tension in my body. Luckily, it did. The throbbing in my head lessened a bit.
I followed my usual routine of foraging through my kitchen when I was done, glad to find the food Nolani had for me in the fridge.
I preheated the chicken parmesan, and while drinking a glass of Pinot Noir, a thought came to me. Elijah said I should call him if I needed anything. Can I consider this discovery a good enough reason to hear his voice?
In the office, I had my work to distract me. Here is my place; I had nothing but this wine and time to think about him. Those steely gray eyes that had the power to weaken me with just one glance; his lips, sweet
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