Nora didn’t seem to be in a hurry to join the other guests. In fact, she seemed quite content where she was. Every so often, her eyes would flick down my neck and across my shoulders with an intensity I could almost feel physically along my skin. It was a strangely pleasant sensation. “She was supposed to be getting me a drink,” I said, wishing she’d succeeded. Considering some of the inappropriate thoughts that were trying to race around in my addled noggin, I really needed one. Since when did I notice how another woman was looking at me, let alone care? I stumbled over a rough spot on the
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