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"Tell me about how Bella showed her affection for you."
At first, it hurts too much reliving the good times. But once I start talking, the memories spill out. Well, the ones rated up through PG-13, anyway. The others stay locked in the vault. Banner doesn't need to hear about our Bel Ami weekend in order to fix me.
I tell him about that first haircut—how Bella went out of her way for me and flirted and even how she burned me.
Our first date—the guessing, the zeppole, our first kiss in the parking lot. Even the Pisa.
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His eyebrows lift along with the sides of his mouth. "You broke your chair?"
My cheeks are hot and I instantly regret sharing. "It was a design flaw," I hasten to add.
"What happened right after that?"
I pick at an imaginary piece of lint at my knee, my lips curling up involuntarily. "We laughed for about five minutes."
"Laughter's good. Then?"
"Yeah …we …took it to the bedroom." I chance a look at him.
"I take it things were good between you …in the bedroom …in general?"
"Yes. Amazing, actually."
"Too good to be true, maybe?" he probes gently.
A/N: Gentle probing. *snickers* So, I know the numbers are all messed because of the multiples, but this is 250. That's 250 days -more or less- since we started this crazy ride! Thanks. XXX ~BOH