CAUGHT IN A LIE

SAVE ONE BULLET

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Thank God Rick came along!

Running to the bathroom, to get a grip on my emotions, I talked myself out of being seduced by the young man I had met. I reapplied my makeup in the mirror, trying to cover the blush Rick had inadvertently stroked onto my cheeks with his words. If he only knew how close he was to pulling me in, I thought, walking back out to our table. Oh, boy, another white wine had…