Branch One Hundred and Sixty Six

"What are you doing?" Jessica managed to find her voice with him leaning in so close.

Her nose caught a whiff of his cologne and it was as if she should bury herself in the nook of his neck and get intoxicated with the scent.

"I did not know you felt that way" he murmured slowly his eyes falling to her lips.

She cleared her throat as his eyes darted everywhere in the room except at him. She wanted to lab in and place a kiss on his lips. How would he react if she did that?

"Men kept complimenting all evening but you..." she trailed off when her eyes caught his intense gaze.

"I did not think I needed to assure you of your beauty," he said his voice very low. She darted her eyes everywhere his eyes on her were making her uncomfortable. "At least I thought you knew that" he added in a lower voice

"Can you stop staring at me like that" she muttered clearing her throat.

"Why?" he asked his lips going up in a smirk.

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