Melissa stood up, pulled out a marker and wrote her number on his hand, giving herself another opportunity to hold his hand. Hesitating for a moment, she wondered whether to kiss him. If she were better-looking and more confident, she would, but she didn't know how he'd react.

"There," she said. "You can phone me later when you're free, and then we can get together." Still holding his hand, Melissa looked at him. Should she kiss him goodbye? That dating article said you have to leave a man wanting more, but not kissing him also counted, right? But she also had to make it clear to him that she wanted romance or it would never go anywhere... "See you tomorrow," she said, letting go and ducking around the nearest shelf to let her heart stop racing.

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