Too Cold To Love, Too Dangerous To Leave

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shower. The hot water helped wake me up

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bled, pouring my

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hat?" Je

about to tell her that I had dreamed about a

"Well, good luck at work today. I

n came to the coffee shop every single day.

, grabbed my bag, an

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ly like I had been doing all week. Mr. Peterson had been pleased with

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said, tying

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ologize for being a j

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Sarah said. "He's been staring at th

eath and walked

is laptop, but he wasn't looki

ing my voice professional. "

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day," he sai

own," I said.

your break,

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is hand through his hai

you for five minutes," he sa

ing but rude to me since the day we met. W

ying to apologi

ff guard. Did he

ked, not sure if I

ng uncomfortable. "I was out of line on Saturday

hocked. This was the last thi

s all I

ued. "And I know I haven't been the nicest

cept his apology and move on. But another part of me

asked. "Why a

was being an asshole," Ethan

p but smile a

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n said. "Anno

thing. The tension from Saturday was still

y said. "I accep

an asked, loo

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e said. "I app

d. "Now, can I get you

something different? I've been drinking the

ised again. "You want me

"You work here. Yo

ht for

macchiato. It's sweet but not t

" Ethan said.

"I'll be right

counter where Sarah

ologize?" Sarah

sing what had just happened.

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said. "It

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er to him, he looked

bite you," I said

said. "It's ju

it," I e

a sip. I watched his face caref

widened

ally good," he said,

said, feeling

," Ethan admitt

id. "Let me know if yo

away when Ethan

ay

around.

erything. Not just Saturday, but for

said. "And I

ed, lookin

for about two hours, working on his laptop. Every once in a while, h

namic had changed between

up to leave, he came ov

tomorrow?

e?" I said with

e," Ethan said. "So

e here,

left a twenty-dollar ti

as soon as he was gone

," I said, star

," Sarah said

id quickly. "He just a

tomorrow," Sarah pointed

to make sure his coffe

lf that," Sarah said

I couldn't help wonder

like me? Or was h

t I guess I will