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sh creep up my face,
and looked away. We sat there silently until the waitress returned with
two large mugs of coffee. As I tried to raise mine to my mouth, I
spilled some down my front. Damn, it was hot
got up from 's seat and came around to my side. Reaching for a
napkin, attempted to wipe the coffee off my jacket. "Let's try that
again," said taking the cup from my hand, "only this time, just sip
it". lifted the cup to my mouth and I managed a small sip without
spilling it all over. "Now you try," said, wrapping both my hands
around the cup.
My hands shook as they raised the cup upward. Partly due to the
booze, but also because of 's nearness. Not feeling all that confident,
I lowered my head to meet the cup half way. I managed another sip.
Carefully setting the cup down, I faced 's and said, "Thanks. Didn't
mean for you to go to all this trouble."
"No talking until you get at least one cup of coffee into you," she
said, smiling. 's fingers wrapped around my hands still holding the
cup, and lifted upward. Taking the hint, I took another drink. After
the first couple of sips, it didn't seem
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