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Seeing the undeniable sadness in his eyes, her heart ached slightly, yet she didn't know how to explain. Slowly, she shifted her body to lie face-to-face with him. Her arms, delicate as a lotus stem, quietly wrapped around his lean waist. She just wanted to hold him, to let him know she cared, that she felt for him, and wasn't intentionally rejecting his affection