Jessie's Sacrifice: A Narrative Fiction

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Jessie sat and listened as she explained the game to him. Having a vivid imagination, it wasn't hard for him to understand why this game had so much appealed to Irish.
His heart skipped a beat as she jumped om his lap. Didn't she know the effect she had on him? And he tried to act casual but any more of this and he would either crack and kiss her, or simply die from a heart attack, here in the middle of her kitchen.

He wanted to help her clear the table but still fazed by her quick lap visit, she had done it all by herself with the speed only a mother could reach.

He took Irish hand and entered her room where his life became brutally real. Thinking about seeing her naked and actually seeing her get naked were two different beasts. His eyes

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