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intense moment of passion and
excitement and he hadn’t even kissed her.
    “Wow,” Cali whispered, trying to catch her breath. She was
overwhelmed by her feelings and by how charming he
really was.
    “That was my PG version of what I would do on a real
date. I didn’t want to break your friendship rules even
though I know you are attracted to me,” he said laughing.
    “You know I gave you an in you could have kissed me
more than once tonight and you failed to follow through.
You’re scared of this because you’re more than just
attracted to me,” Cali said smiling and teasing him.
    “I’m not scared of you. Yes this is true things are different
with you than most girls I meet, but I am not scared, we will
share a kiss one day”.
“Ok so its official we are just never going to kiss then and
it doesn’t really matter. Because you’re leaving tomorrow
and then I will never see you again. You’ll just be some hot
guy that almost kissed me on the wheel of heights,” Cali
giggled at him as she looked down at the carnival.
    “I knew you thought I was ho! It’s good to know I haven’t
totally lost my touch,” he smiled with confidence. “I’m still
confident that you’re going to run away with me and we
are going to have an incredible romance,” Edwin said in a
dramatic voice joking with her.
    She turned back to look at him but he had his eyes closed.
Maybe he was deep in thought about their passionate
encounter, or maybe it was just that the height had finally
got to him.
    “Thank you for bringing me to the carnival and for coming
on this ride with me,” Cali said as she held his hand and
rubbed his arm she noticed his wrists had marks on them,
she looked at her own wrist and her own marks. Their
scars were different but at that moment something told her
that he was the one person who wouldn’t judge her for her
secrets, for it seemed like he had some dark secrets of his
own. She touched his scars and realised he had seen hers.
She held her breath waiting for him to ask but he didn’t
say a word. They both sat there for the rest of the ride,
silent, lost in thought, looking at each other’s scars.
Edwin drove Cali back to the motel that they were both
staying at; he walked her to her motel room.
    “Thank you for coming with me on this non date. I had a
really good time. In fact I can’t remember the last time I
had more fun with a girl who wasn’t naked,” Edwin
admitted and laughed.
    “That was almost a good line but you ruined it with the
naked comment,” Cali said pushing him in a playful way.
“But something tells me you were just being honest.”
“You make me want to stay here another day. I want you
to come with me,” Edwin said in a serious voice.
     
“Why? Am I the only girl that has ever turned you down?”
     
“Well actually you are, but it’s more than that. I think it
was fate I met you,”
     
“Really why is it fate?” Cali asked mocking him.
    “I was going the wrong way in my travels and I got lost
and ended up here. I wasn’t going to stay until I met you.
There is something about you. I know it’s crazy but I am
afraid that if I am not around to protect you something
bad is going to happen to you”. He took a step closer. She
tilted her head back, shutting her eyes. Her heart was
pounding as she waited for him to kiss her.
    “Look a shooting star,” Edwin said taking a step back, as
he pointed up to the sky.
“Failed to follow through again,” Cali sighed with
disappointment as she looked up at the sky. “Well you
better make a wish”.
    “I wish that Cali would change her mind and run away with
me and that we have an amazing love affair,” Edwin said
looking up at the sky holding her hand he looked back at
her and bent down and gently pressed his lips to her
check. “I didn’t fail we will kiss and it will be amazing but
you’re not ready for that just yet.”
“Well maybe it’s you that can’t handle this,” Cali