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and she's infatuated. Then it tonight?" she asked, snuggling
becomes complicated. Why, into the couch cushions. He
God, why does it have to be so grabs a nearby knitted
complicated? She cried out blanket and puts it on top of
silently as she sat uncomforta- them. Of the many men she
bly next to him. She knew laid with, never had she felt
what she felt physically, and this close without doing any-
how hard it was to deny that thing. This was different. This
call. She could sense that he was new.
was feeling the same. Naomi
felt like she always messed up "As long as you want," he
with this relationship stuff, responded, and he kissed her
maybe that's why things never forehead again. That was it,
worked out. And although in she thought, no sweet talk or
some cases surely another was fondling. My body is laying
to blame, secretly she came next to him, our bodies are
down harder on herself for touching, and he is not trying
being such a blind fool. He to steal a caressing moment, or
gets comfortable. feel all over me. I don't have
to push him away or put up my
"Come here," he says, and defenses. This is something
instinctively she leans on his new. But it is something I could
chest and he wraps his arms get used to. Naomi smiled as
around her. "Nothing is going if she were amidst a dream,
to happen to you, you are and let out the sigh that al-
safe with me." He strokes her lowed her to more fully and
hair and kisses her forehead. deeply appreciate him.
There is slow music playing in
the background, the melody "Could you hold me
fills the air. Suddenly Naomi forever?" she asked.
lets go of her fears, the inse-
curities that have held her "Yes, forever," he re-
captive for so long. She sponded, and stroked her hair
relaxes in his arms, knowing before finding a comfortable
that he wouldn't make her do position and falling asleep.
anything that she didn't want Naomi realized that she did
to. feel safe, and allowed herself
(something she had never
"Could you just hold me done before) to fall asleep in
his arms. In her final moments
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