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  dicative.”
  i tried to smile. ”perhaps,” i repeated. but my mind was filled with
  opposi i 't merge together. ”is that something i
  might get to see?”
  ”absolutely not!” his faed evehan usual, and his eyes
  were suddenly furious. i leaned baed and — though i'd never
  admit it thtened by his rea. he leaned back as well,
  folding his arms across his chest.
  ”too se?” i asked when i y voi.
  ”if that were it, i would take you out tonight,” he said, his voice
  g. ”you hy dose ore
  beneficial for you.”
  ”then why?” i pressed, trying try expression.
  he glared at me f minute.
  ”later,” he finally said. he was o ihe movement.
  ”we're goie.”
  i gland, startled to see that he was right aeria was
  nearly va i was with him, the time and the place were such a
  muddled blur that i pletely lost traped up, grabbing
  my bag from the bay chair.
  ”later, then,” i agreed. i wouldn't fet.
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  everyoched us as we walked together to our lab table. i noticed
  that he nled the chair to sit as far from me as the desk
  would allow. ie close beside me, our arms almost
  toug.
  mr. bahe room then — erb timing the man had —
  pulling a tall metal frame o held a heavy-looking, outdated
  tv and vcr. a movie day — the lift imosphere was almost
  tangible.
  mr. baape i vd walked to the wall
  to turs.
  ahe room went black, i was suddehat edward
  was sittihan an ine. i was stuhe ued
  electricity that flh me, amazed that it ossible to be
  more aware of him than i already ulse to read
  touch him, to stroke his perfect fa the darkness, nearly
  overwhelmed me. i y arms tightly ay chest, my hands
  balling into fists. i was losing my mind.
  the an, lighting the room by a token amount. my eyes,
  of their own accord, fli. i smiled sheepishly as i realized
  his posture was identiis der his arms, right
  down to the eyes, peeri me. he grinned back, his eyes
  somehow managing to smolder, even in the dark. i looked away before i
  could start hyperventilating. it was absolutely ridiculous that i should
  feel dizzy.
  the hour seemed very long. i 't trate on the movie — i didn't
  even know what subject it was on. i tried uo relax, but
  the electrit that seemed t from somewhere in his
  body never slaed. oally i would permit myself a quice
  iion, but he o relax, either. the
  g to touch him also refused to fade, and i crushed my fists safely
  against my ribs until my fingers were ag with the effort.
  i breathed a sigh of relief when mr. banhe lights ba at
  the end of d stretched my arms out in front of me, flexing my
  stiff fingers. edward chuckled beside me.
  ”well, that was iing,” he murmured. his voice was dark and his
  eyes were cautious.
  ”umm,” was all i was able to respond.
  ”shall we?” he asked, rising fluidly.
  i almost groaime fym. i stood with y balance
  might have beehe straeween us.
  he walked me to my  silend paused at the door; i turned
  to say goodbye. his face startled me — his expression was torn, almost
  pained, and so fiercely beautiful that the a flared as
  strong as befoodbye stu my throat.
  he raised his ha, flig ihen
  swiftly brushed the length of my e with his fiips. his skin
  was as icy as ever, but the trail his fi on my skin was
  alarmingly warm — like i&#39