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He leaned in and gave"You look beautiful"

I sood yourself"

Dinner was even better than the first night ere here You always hear about couples that have a restaurant they go to on every anniversary because it was their place and I iot e ined how nice it would be if it was

I was so nervous about the gifts I had picked out for hi Should I give the and I made him feel bad? I decided to keep it in ht opportunity

He paid for dinner and alked back to my car, hand in hand I’d never had such a desire to touch aI felt inclined to do because I was in a relationship, but with Dane I couldn’t get enough I think I surprised hi my face in the crook of his neck I felt safe and comfortable; I could stay in this moment forever When he cupped irl in the whole city There was so much care in his touch; he o as we drove back to his apart to be over and I hadn’t given hiift "Do you want me to co out of o, they would have petrified me, but every day I felt more comfortable around Dane

"I assu for you," he said with mischief in his eyes He ju me his hand I think I swooned a little bit; this was the type of thing movies were made from

His apartment was just like I reanized "Do you want so to drink?" he asked

"I better stick to water I have class tomorrow" I learned my lesson the last tiht me a bottle of water and a beer for hi as I watched hirin; Dane Wright kne sexy he was and how to use it to his advantage

I clearedfor you too" My hand treift

"You didn’t have to get " His sifts when he was younger since his parents weren’t really around I could picture Dane giving his brother Christ for himself; he was as unselfish as they co ether as he opened the envelope I had carefully picked out a card that didn’t say, "I love you", but didn’t sound too impersonal either I settled on one that talked about happy moments shared in the past and those yet to co his eyes tofor him to look in the envelope He re like a child in an ice creaot these You re the second ticket"

"Who?" I asked, genuinely perplexed

"You Who else would I give it to?" He cocked his head to the side and looked atnaht tiether then I would be back in Greenwich and he would be living his life in the city I motioned back toward the envelope "There’s ift certificate to the tattoo parlor Noas grinning like a five year old on Christmas "Thank you, Baby You have to coet one, too"

"Well, I’ no to the tattoo for eration when some people say it, but for me it’s the absolute truth My mother in particular would flip out if I marked my skin

"You’re an adult and you can do whatever you want to do If you want a tattoo, get one"

"We’ll see," I said, glancing around the rooreat You don’t kno htbesides of ave me a soft kiss on the lips followed by another on the tip of ift"