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?I like you very much, Wanda
?I'm only just beginning to see thatI guess I'm a little slow
?It's a surprise to me, too
We both thought that over?And? I suppose?that is one of the things you don't know how you feel
about??
?NoI mean yes, I?don't knowI? I ??
?That's okayYou haven't had long to think about itAnd it must seem? strange
?Tell me something,? Ian said after a moment
?If I know the answer
?It's not a hard question
He didn't ask it right awayInstead, he reached across the narrow space and picked up my hand
He held it in both of his for a moment, and then he trailed the fingers of his left hand slowly up
my arm, from my wrist to my shoulderJust as slowly, he pulled them back againHe looked at
the skin of my arm rather than my face, watching the goose bumps that formed along the path of
his fingers
?Does that feel good or bad to you?? he asked
Bad,Melanie insisted
But it doesn't hurt,I protested
That's not what he's askingWhen he says good? Oh, it's like talking to a child!
I'm not even a year old, you knowOr am I now?I was sidetracked, trying to figure out the
date
Melanie was not distra
