Good Ties

by Jami Gallardo

"Give me tonight, Caroline," Xander says into my
ear. "I want to give you what you want before you
leave. Relieve me from this torture, please."
"You said you didn't do that," I say miserably,
trying to remind him that he doesn't do intimacy.
I may not be able to stop this but maybe I can
get him to do it. Though I know that if I really
wanted him to stop this, I would just tell him the
truth.
He pulls back slowly and then he tips his head
and our noses touch as he looks into my eyes.
"Be my exception."

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