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feeling in a pos

dim light, the discreet murmur of the surrounding conversations, the shadow of the server which was era

h the foot of his glass, observing Gabrielle wi

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think you can

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ng her arms under the table

eve that you li

se stro

e they a

ed with a tension that she no longer

aned sligh

are in

tainl

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g for an answ

closed it, then took a sip o

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time there was something deepe

uld have

this psycho

laughs

ou would u

s to his lips, with

shiver brow

excuse and go away before bein

he st

problem. Gabrielle did not expect

each word weighed heavy, but not that. Not to this sketch of sinceri

r wanted to le

alm, almost detached tone. However, somet

her breath bloc

his que

impression of being els

hugged her fing

nalysis or a

bvi

e, not to let the impact of her words

g the dance of the Enlightenme

ything, she re

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it would be dif

ed up, s

judge her. He ju

ve been the m

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heavier than th

le in her, this uncontrollabl

couldn't afford to

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r wanted to le

the

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for a second, she felt like h

tly haussed h

r where we are going, we alwa

strange tension

. One that she was no

are of the fact that she

is nascent connection, fi

ead, she

problem. Gabrielle felt Nathan's gaz

g glow of the restaurant, the conversation of customers at the neighboring table. Anythin

ally lo

s a s

lmost anchor it in his chair by this silent inten

lowed alon

expression, not to let anything show

l analyze peo

s drier than

ht away. He took his time, touching the foot of his

en they i

tretched in

impossible. Something in this simple declaration hel

n him take place too many times

was the

looked at her gaze, fixing her pl

know me, s

ot

ilized her more than

ed her thoughts befor

ro

stared at her, as if what he saw am

ated

pierced up to date when s

said in a more sharp to

kn

ng their visual exchange just lon

dy knew that someth

, she could no longer pretend to