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Chapter Eleven
Oliver
I felt like the air was sucked out of my lungs when I looked into the door frame and saw Elsie standing with her hands on her hips. Her hair was rolled in foam curlers with a white silk scarf tied around them. A peach satin and lace teddy skimmed the top of her thighs. A white silk kimono robe had slid off of her shoulders, resting in the crooks of her elbows. She was the most beautiful sweet patootie I had ever seen; she didn't seem real, even with the rollers.
I was sure my jaw hung ajar as soon as I had caught a glimpse of those pale milky thighs. I no longer felt the needle piercing through my skin. As soon as I saw Elsie, the world seemed too slow, and I let my full attention fall on her. When did I become such a sap?
As I let my eyes wander up to her face, I found a sour expression. Why did she look like that? Shoot, I had goofed up and stood her up this morning. She probably thought I was a nogoodnik now. I had forgotten about her between the bo
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