Page 34 of Unclench Me Softly

CALLIE:

is this the mystery man

the crypto paying soul seeker

tell me everything

ME:

okay but first

imagine this:

barefoot

linen shirt open just enough

smells like sandalwood and closure

smiles like he knows secrets about your past lives

calm, too calm

“might be a sexy assassin but in a gentle way” calm

CALLIE:

oh no

oh no no no

is he the one???

ME:

no

he’s the problem

he talks slow

he listens hard

he looks at me like he’s decoding my aura and writing poetry about it in his mind

CALLIE:

you’re so screwed

in a sacred way

what happened??

ME:

i made them play vulnerability charades

it was supposed to be funny

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