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VENUS I was immediately taken back by his confession. I had expected anything but this talk about feelings. Not that I had not noticed his subtle admiration of me, but I had hoped that was all to it. My wide-eyed reaction to his sudden confession prompted him to continue. “I don’t want you to think that I only agreed to help you because of my own selfish interests. I just wanted you to know. Gosh, maybe Emmaline was right, after all. You look tense like I asked you to donate a vital organ.” He sighed deeply, his shoulders rising and falling in line with his troubled breath. I felt sorry for him and I had no wish to lead him on with false promises. I took his hand, the contact not too intimate but enough to hold his attention. I was running late for lunch but I had to handle the