“We’re in a strange town. I didn’t know where you were. And you alone—it worries me. I don’t like to think about other men seeing you.” “Other men seeing me?” He can’t be serious. “So the entire time you were napping, I was just supposed to sit here waiting for you to wake up?” Man opens his eyes and looks at her. “I guess when you put it that way, it sounds a bit ridiculous. I just…I need you, Lee.” And then, more softly, he says, “Don’t ever leave me.” He pulls her down so that she is lying on his chest again, and strokes her hair. The words are not what she wanted him to say. Still, there
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