For a split second, as we stood there facing each other, I imagined her on her knees—making it up to me. Absolutely not. That is insane. "Let's just, uh- sit down." I put my hands on her shoulders and gently pushed her backward, toward her bed. She reached the edge and plopped down to sit. I looked behind me and grabbed a chair that was in the corner of the room. It had a couple stuffed animals on it, and I wordlessly put them on the floor. "Aw, you won't even sit next to me?" I turned around as I sat into the chair. It was small and wooden, and I suddenly had the feeling that it was more decorative than utilitarian. "This is fine," I mumbled. So we were seated, looking across at each other, an awkward lull filling the room. She put her hands in her lap and scrunched up her mouth. "You don't look very comfortable." "I'm fine." "What?" she tilted her ear to me. "I said I'm fine," repeating louder. Another silence. "You know," she got up from the bed, "We should probab
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