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Distraction

They stayed quiet through the movie, but Rachel found that she was too distracted by his warm hand in hers, and the enticing thought that they were alone in the dark.
She couldn’t help but glance at him once in a while, hoping to catch Chris looking back at her, or, she dared to hope, even maybe leaning down towards her.
Halfway through the movie, as the main characters danced across the screen, she leaned over and rested her head on his shoulder, glad to be as close to him as she could.
But, even though she looked up at him as the main characters leaned in for their final kiss, and she knew he could see her, he stared at the screen, seemingly captivated by the glamour of the city he called home.
Eventually she gave up, retreating back to her side of the couch and taking her hand back as well. At least this got his attention. He glanced over at her, and she thought she saw a moment of disappointment before his face went blank again and he stared back at the screen.

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