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do was touch her. She whipped around and held out a little black dress<br />
that came to just above the knee. It had long tight sleeves and fanned<br />
out a little at the hem.<br />
"How about this one?" she asked.<br />
He shook his head and went to the closet, and she stepped back<br />
to let him rummage. He turned around holding a red satin dress,<br />
sleeveless, and with black velvet trim. He wiggled his eyebrows, "How<br />
about this one? You know it is my favorite."<br />
"Oh, I don't know Jake. I'm not really sure it is appropriate."<br />
"Come on, for me?"<br />
She laughed and quickly went to him to kiss his cheek. "Ok," she<br />
whispered into his ear, "You know I'd do anything for you."<br />
He grimaced at this. He quickly kissed the top of her head. "I<br />
know Lily," he closed his eyes, "I love you so much baby, so very, very<br />
much." He held her tight for a moment just breathing in her scent. "Ok.<br />
You get dressed and meet me on the patio. We’ll have a glass of wine<br />
before it’s time to go. How does that sound?"<br />
"Mmmm. It sounds perfect."<br />
She dressed quickly, wanting to have as many precious minutes<br />
with him alone as possible before Karen would show up. As she<br />
walked through the house everything was silent. She paused by the<br />
couch to slip into her heels. That was when she heard the music.<br />
"Moon River" had always been their song. She hurried through the<br />
sliding doors leading out and there stood Jake holding out for her a<br />
glass of wine.<br />
"You've never looked more beautiful than you do right now," he<br />
said.<br />
She stood their holding his hand and basking in his words.<br />
"Dance with me."<br />
"Of course," she replied.<br />
He carried his and her glass of wine over to their stone patio table<br />
and set them down. When he turned around she was waiting for him to<br />
come back. She was always waiting for him, he thought; he wondered<br />
if she always would. He put one arm around her waist and with his<br />
other he clasped her hand. To their song, they twirled around and<br />
around stopping her and there for a kiss.<br />
She loved dancing with him. In fact she couldn't imagine dancing<br />
with anyone else ever -- not that she would ever want to. As he whirled<br />
her around and around their patio she realized she had to ask. They<br />
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