“Blast it, Quincy. Do you think I don’t know that?” Arch lifted his eyes to hers, his eyebrows furrowing. “Do you think I don’t realize that you don’t need anybody or anything? Even if it appeared a week ago that you felt different than you obviously do now!” “I—” “Is it good for you?” Arch continued, hitting the floor lightly with his cane, releasing his own frustrations over her silence on the matter of their kiss. “No. Do I wish you would stop treating human intimacy as the plague? Yes. Do I wish that you would realize that I’m being selfish in wishing you paired with me at the ball? Yes. I
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