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He Gave A Small Nod, And I Smiled Back, And That Was It. He Understood That I'd Understood That He'd Understood. It Took Us One Sentence, Two Looks, And A Nod - With Another Woman It Would Have Been At Least Five Minutes Of Out-loud Talking. Lucky For Me I Spoke Fluent Guy.

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He Gave A Small Nod, And I Smiled Back, And That Was It. He Understood That I'd Understood That He'd Understood. It Took Us One Sentence, Two Looks, And A Nod - With Another Woman It Would Have Been At Least Five Minutes Of Out-loud Talking. Lucky For Me I Spoke Fluent Guy.

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Men Don't Settle Down Because Of The Right Woman. They Settle Down Because They Are Finally Ready For It. Whatever Woman They're Dating When They Get Ready Is The One They Settle Down With, Not Necessarily The Best One Or The Prettiest, Just The One Who Happened To Be On Hand When The Time Got To Be Right. Unromantic, But Still True.

That Kiss Was Really Nice You Know Before You...bit Me, But It Was Still Nice.

Marry Gentry Swallowing Darkness (laurell K. Hamilton):pick Any Fairy Tale That’s Based On Older Stories, And The Heroine Of The Piece Has A Miserable, Dangerous, Nightmarish Time Of It.

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