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She Was In Love With Him
He wanted to tell her not to think of it as making love. Be like the other women I've taken to bed and think of it as fun sex. But she was so enthralled that he couldn't bear to let her down. This, in turn, prompted him to stab her in the impregnable heart with another worrisome stab. She elicited in him a protective affection that he found both scary and inappropriate.
She said she was able to read his thoughts with frightening insight "Chris, don't be concerned. I'm not so foolish as to believe that this weekend will usher in a long-term relationship. I'm not expecting a marriage proposal or a ring at the end of it."
“Why not?”
He had to bite his tongue to keep the question from flying out of his mouth. When he regained consciousness, he added, "I'm in no position to offer either, even if I wanted to. My job doesn't allow for that kind of devotion, and I doubt many women would put up with a husband who is gone more
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