(meets their eyes) "I need you to stay. Not just for the next round. For the conversation. For the morning coffee. For the weird, boring, beautiful in-between."
(takes a breath) "I’ve been feeling like we’re going through the motions. The physical part… it’s still there. But the talk after? The look in your eyes the next morning? That’s been missing."
"You think I’m distant?"
(sits beside her) "So what do you need?"
"You texted 'we need to talk.' That’s never good." EroticaX.20.01.15.Zoe.Bloom.We.Need.To.Talk.XXX...
"Okay. I’m listening."
(small smile) "That’s all I wanted."
(looking up) "No. Sometimes it is. Depends on what comes next."
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