He took a hairpin out of my untidy hair (by now my complicated arrangement of ringlets must have looked as if a couple of birds had been nesting there); he took a strand of it and wound it around his finger. With his other hand he began stroking my face, and then he bent down and kissed me again, this time very cautiously. I closed my eyes - and the same thing happened as before: my brain suffered that delicious break in transmission.
Kerstin GierEverything all right, Gwyneth?โ asked Gideon, raising one eyebrow. โYou look nervous. Would you like a cigarette to calm your nerves? What was your favorite brand, did you say? Marlboros?โ I could only stare at him speechlessly. โLeave her alone,โ said Xemerius. โCanโt you see sheโs unhappy in love, bonehead? All because of you! What are you doing here, anyway?
Kerstin GierYou have a mother?" Only when I said it did I realize what a silly question it was! For heaven's sake! Gideon raised one eyebrow. "What did you expect?" he asked, amused. "You thought I was an android put together by Uncle Falk and Mr. George?
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