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It was such a familiar scene! Their lips devouring each other, their tongues exploring, his fingers running through her hair, holding her close, her hands sliding along the muscles of his arms, gripping them tighter, and more with each passing second. The sensation was so well-known – the heart racing uncontrollably, the skin tingling, the warmth spreading through the skin, the body trembling from within.At the same time, it was so strange, this happening again after so long, after so many years! It was strange that it felt good, right, necessary, essential, when any rational consideration they could choose to take into account would undoubtedly say it was wrong, bad, hasty, a potential disaster.The fact that she was wearing a simple cotton dress, revealing her toned legs and graceful neckline, and that he was casually dressed in a white V-neck t-shirt and light-washed jeans, didn't help their attempts to remain conscious in each other's presence. The scent of raspberry body lotion
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"I understand, Sophie. Actually, I'm relieved that we were interrupted. We would have had wonderful moments together tonight, for sure... but it would have been just that, and then we would have regretted it, and... everything would have become even stranger than it already is," he stated.Sophie only nodded in agreement, and Nicholas opened the door, wishing her a good night, disappearing into the elevator. She felt tears rolling down her face immediately, unaware that he was also shedding tears as he exited the building. Both went to bed that night feeling as if they had once again lost each other, even though they were well aware that they were never truly each other's to begin with.The next day, the girl called her boyfriend, only to find out that he would finally arrive in Los Angeles a day later. It was arranged that she would pick him up, along with his cats that were coming to live with her in the United States, at the airport at seven o'clock on Wednesday evening, and then t
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Alone in the back seat of the company's limousine, on his way to the Emmy Awards, Nicholas was thinking about the seven girls who were still part of the show he had created. He was trying to find a way to choose one of them for elimination the following night, but at this point, it was extremely difficult to send any of them home. Establishing rational criteria and setting aside the affection he felt for each of them was proving to be quite challenging.Nina's elimination had been so emotional that when he saw tears streaming down her face, he didn't hesitate to wipe them away and almost cried along with the beautiful brunette. The next day, he felt so guilty about the girl's heartbreak due to his choice that he asked Harmony to send her non-romantic flowers along with a thank-you card for her participation in the show. He expressed his genuine wishes for her happiness and success in finding someone special in the future.The fact that he had been with Sophie, and nearly made love to
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Sophie thought about how ironic the situation was. It was a twist of fate that he was asking that question right at that moment! Months before, maybe even days before, she would have said yes without hesitation. That would have been the perfect course for their relationship—marrying Kevin would have seemed like the right thing, the perfect thing to do.Now, however, it didn't feel right... It was wrong! She couldn't do this to herself or to Kevin. If she said yes, she would be taking a step with no chance of turning back, or at least no chance of returning without causing more serious damage. He didn't deserve to be a consolation prize, a step, a backup plan. He deserved to marry a girl who wanted to be his and his alone.She, on the other hand, deserved the chance to be alone so that, perhaps, she could meet someone, other than Nicholas, who could turn her world upside down in a good way. She wasn't even twenty-seven yet! It wasn't fair to give up on love and simply choose the safe p
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It was Thursday again, and for the first time, Nicholas was filming a rose ceremony early in the morning instead of holding it at night to be broadcast live on TV, as usual. He, John, the main cameramen, crew members of the show, and contestant Maya Hewitt were set to travel to France later that morning for a weekend getaway, which Maya had won in a quiz about the reality show's protagonist.Nicholas needed to choose another girl to send home, and Britney, Leighton, Dianna, Sugar, and Tina were standing in front of him, anxiously awaiting his decision. It was just the five of them and Maya now, as Ella had made his choice easier the previous week by having a fight with Britney, deeply offending her and almost physically attacking the peaceful girl.Maya was immune due to winning the trip to Paris, but that wasn't a problem because she wouldn't have been among Pierce's choices anyway. She had become undoubtedly the contestant closest to him. It wasn't for nothing that she had answered
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As they arrived almost at eleven o'clock on Thursday night, all they did was check-in at the hotel, which was extremely fast since the rooms were already reserved, and a five-minute meeting in the lobby itself, just to go over the agenda for the next day with specific instructions for each member of the TV and press team, who in this case were only Sophie and Lauren.Nicholas and Sophie didn't speak to each other anymore. They behaved exactly as if she were just a journalist covering an event, and he, the protagonist of said event. It was like this on the day of the trip and continued this way on Friday, partly because while he visited tourist spots like Notre Dame Cathedral, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, and the Invalides Palace with Maya, she remained inside a van with part of the team, including John most of the time, observing everything through monitors and taking notes.Only when they reached the D'Orsay Museum and encountered the need for special authorization for indoor fi
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After all the day's tours, the team went to a restaurant for dinner. First, Nicholas and Maya dined leisurely, as if on a romantic dinner date, while being filmed as usual. Then the two headed back to the hotel with only one cameraman, who had already eaten elsewhere in the establishment. The rest of the GHShow staff, as well as Sophie and Lauren, were free to have their meals.Sophie had already taken a shower and put on a beautiful white silk nightgown, preparing to sleep, when the phone rang in her hotel room. The receptionist wanted to know if she'd like to be woken up the next morning, and that's when she realized that John hadn't told her anything about the plans for Saturday."I would, yes, but I actually don't know what time I need to be ready. Could you make a call to Mr. John Brener's room for me?" Sophie asked."Unfortunately, ma'am, Mr. Brener is not in the hotel at the moment," the receptionist regretted."And... Mr. Greene?" she asked, hopefully referring to the main ass
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“Nicholas, is there any chance you ate some kind of pepper?" she suddenly asked.“No. I always make sure to specify no pepper in my food. Unless the restaurant..." he stopped talking because she had switched to the language he didn't understand, addressing Doctor Jacques Abancourt.“I told him that you're allergic to both pepper and penicillin," Sophie returned, finally speaking to Nicholas again. "So he suspects that the restaurant staff might have been careless and added pepper to your dish, even though you asked them not to, considering your clear allergy.""And?" he asked, wanting a solution more than finding out the cause of the problem. The itching in his nose, the roof of his mouth, his throat, his eyes, his ears – it was becoming unbearable. He couldn't stand coughing an
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