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He just stared straight, into lost space where his thoughts could carry weighty messages and feelings could make themselves privately aware. She kissed him on the cheek and his eyes shut as though he was pushing back some sort of pain.

When he reopened his eyes he found a sheet of paper with a number on it, delicately written by a smooth and intricate hand that undoubtedly belonged to Lile, and as the door closed, he raised off his chair and began to pace.

'What was that all about?' he thought out loud, and the truth was he had no idea that she had even begun to feel anything for him, let alone want to kiss him, he simply had never looked at her that way. But now that he did, he found her mysterious and new and remarkably attractive and it lifted his negative thoughts that were shrouded with Mary. Something oddly comforting lingered in the kisses he had just experienced and he surprisingly longed for more.

He pulled the phone out of his pocket and keyed in the number, 'Text or phone?...Text less nticabe in public.'
it took him the next 15 minutes to finally send the message saying.

'Well that was an unexpected surprise.'

It was a message that showed he acknowledged her, and that he wasn't upset at her, yet it didnt lead her on, it allowed her the option of opening up should she wish too and to forget about the situation completely if she thought it a mistake.

With just editing to do now on the report Ryan, although distracted, pushed on through to finish his report.