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UJ He sat down with her on the balcony of his
one bedroom apartment, where the porch furni-
.-.J ture had been delicately set for dinner for two.
Naomi sighed and let the gentle autumn breeze
carry her off into places unknown. What would it
have been like to be a weightless warm colored
leaf, lifted off on to some magical journey?

Dinner is over, and she fiddles with the pink
carnations that create the centerpiece on the
table. The sun sets over a cityscape, and amongst
the noise of cars driving by and the life of the
sidewalks, she finds peace and silence.

"Are you still with me?" Jason asks his
beautiful princess as their eyes met.

"Always," she says with a smile. They have
been dating for about two months now, a spot
Naomi thought she would never find herself in
again. After past pitfalls and stumbling over
stepping stones; after bruises and skinned knees
of long-time-ago mishaps and mistakes. It was
enough to make her give up, and for a while she
did, until Jason came along and taught her other-
wise. Every time she felt herself slipping away
she tried to remember the truthfulness in Jason's
eyes, when he looked at her; his sincerity. No one
has ever looked at her like that before. With him,
she felt ..• home.

"Y ou seem caught up in the sounds of the eve-
ning," he said referring to the street, the cars
honking and wizzing by.

"If anything I am caught up with you."
"What do you mean?" he smiles and places his
hand gently on hers. Just to touch her skin was
enough for him, just to be in her presence. He en-
joyed her that much.

"I mean, this is something I can barely put into
words," she paused, searching his eyes for some

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