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Effeminate College Boi Ch. 02

The Party

At the end of their successful meeting Serge invited Adrian and of course Daniel to a party at the home of his employer for that evening. It was an event with a large number of people invited from the arts and business community artists, buyers and supporters of the arts and some musicians and a few from the theatre community.

Adrian and Daniel arrived together and Daniel looked spectacular with his new hair style and wearing one of the new outfits which were purchased that afternoon. He felt wonderful and as he entered the large foyer. He looked in a huge mirror and admired his look, very effeminate and homosexual. He was very pleased as he felt very gay and a twinge of excitement ran through his body and he even felt it in his cock.

Adrian suggested earlier that they should socialize with as many people as possible at the party because it was good for his business to make some new contacts and for Daniel also because he was new to the city and this was a good setting to meet people in the art world. Daniel agreed thinking it was a good idea thinking that he may meet some mature men.

They took a glass of white wine and started to walk around being very impressed with the large house. They entered a small library den where they encountered Serge socializing with an older man. In Serge's flamboyant manner he greeted them shaking Adrian's hand and embracing Daniel with a kiss on the cheek and while holding his hand said "you look ravishing" and looked him over with a big smile.

He then introduced them to Richard a very well dressed distinguished looking gentleman. They shook hands and Daniel thought that he felt a little extra squeeze on his hand from Richard as he shook his soft smooth hand. He was already blushing a bit as a result of Serge's comment and couldn't really tell if it was that or Richards handshake that reddened his cute face. The foursome chatted for a while until Serge told Adrian that he needed to come with him to meet a friend.

Daniel and Richard continues chatting and the young Italian became more at ease with Richard and accentuated his girly mannerisms and gay persona even more as he warmly smiled at the man and touched his lips several times with a quick touch of his tongue.

Although Richard was older than Adrian he still had a very masculine look with a strong jaw line and was in good physical form. Daniel took notice of what he thought was a wedding ring but didn't put too much into it as the man seemed to be taking an interest in the young cute Italian boy. As there were no other people in the room they sat in comfortable chairs facing each other.

Daniel crossed his slim legs and touched his hair hoping that Richard liked his look and his new hair style. He also became more animated using his hands while chatting advertizing his manicured nails and the light coloured nail polish which seemed to sparkle a little under a light. He smiled and listed attentively to Richard as he spoke and asked lots of questions.

Naturally Richard was very interested in the young boy's move from Italy to attend college here. As Daniel spoke the man looked him over a cute boy, very stylishly dressed and as the slim legs crossed he saw the outline of a nice cock. He took notice of the lovely hands and a slim body and from what he saw a nice bubble bum. In all a lovely package and it appeared the boy was interested in older men.

Then the two stood and moved to another room to look for more wine. As they did so they touched hands and Daniel leaned in closer to Richard. He was enjoying the attention and found that even his voice was becoming much softer. Daniel was delighted when Richard complimented him on his hair and clothing especially the nice tight red jeans, his black formfitting silk shirt and his nice manicured nails.

He was feeling more excited being with this mature man. They discussed the cost of travel and Richard could understand the discomforts of staying in cheap hotels and hostels Daniel endured while he was waiting for the residence to become available. While standing at the entrance to a large living room Richard touched Daniel's hand and leaned in close and said that he could perhaps make arrangements for nicer accommodations for the cute Italian visitor.

Daniel leaned in closer and whispered in Richard's ear that it would be so wonderful and placed a quick and light kiss on his cheek.

The two moved to the large living room and Richard went to search for some wine. Daniel stood alone with his legs tightly pressed together and holding his hands in front of him. He also touched his hair at the side of his head in an effort to look more girly as he stood there.

A lovely very slim black woman with her long haired tied back, dressed in a black pencil style skirt and white silk long sleeve blouse open a few buttons at the neck and a long necklace double looped with big beads, matching earrings and other jewelry on her wrist and nice rings on her long fingers approached Daniel and said "Hello honey you do look lovely."

Daniel replied with a tentative "Hello ahhh thank you" and instantly the girl knew he was a foreigner and replied "How lovely you sound honey and where are you from? Europe perhaps?"

Surprised Daniel replied "I am from Italy."

As she touched and caressed his hand with her long large fingers she cooed softly and asked "Oh my heavens are all Italian boys as pretty as you honey? She licked her colourfully painted lips with her sexy tongue. "I did meet an Italian couple once" she continued in her deep sexy voice.

"The man was a real stud and his wife, well she longed for a black cock even if it was Charlotte's". She licked her lips again and offered her hand and said "My name is Charlotte, honey. Who are you lovely boy?" Daniel, a bit startled told her his name and realized that Charlotte was a cross dresser or transvestite, the first one he had ever met.

Her hand was so warm and firm as she shook his hand. "Have you ever been with a black girl or guy before Daniel? Perhaps never with one like me?" She asked as she licked her full mouth and sparkling white teeth? "Well we can leave that subject and chat about the lovely man you seem to be with. I watched you two together and he wants you badly. So make the most of it sweet boy.

A young inexperienced guy like you travelling in a foreign land and trying really hard to be effeminate or girly is perhaps looking for something or to meet someone. So take full advantage of the situation and ride him well." She continued "He does want those sweet cheeks and your lovely cock so badly."

With that she looked around and reached down and caressed his cock so very gently and swiftly with her long firm fingers. "Oh my very nice he will enjoy you just as I would." Charlotte looked at a startled Daniel and said "So tell me about Italy" she asked as Richard arrived with the wine.

Daniel made the introductions and they chatted and laughed for some time. Soon Charlotte said goodbye and wandered off to cruise the party. Sipping their wine and Richard and Daniel headed out to the balcony and Richard put his hand on Daniel's nice round bum for a quick caress.

Joie (Joey) the son of the homeowner was sitting in the electrical room of the large house looking at a video screen for security showing the party taking place in the house. He just saw the scene of Richard and Daniel at the entrance of the living room and was a bit jealous of the Italian boy because he had seen him at La Galerie with Adrian earlier that day and also when they first arrived at the house.

Yes Daniel was a cute guy and was dressed nicely thanks to the good taste of the clerks who worked at the men's clothing store Chez Andre where Daniel had shopped that afternoon. The department store was where any self respecting gay guy in the city purchased their clothing. So he should be nicely dressed and he wondered what colour thong Daniel was wearing.

Yes Joie was a bit jealous and wanted to do something about it. He then looked at what was happening in the other rooms and looked to see where Adrian was at the moment.

When Adrian finished his meeting with a friend of Serge he wandered through the rooms in search of a familiar face. The hostess of the party, a beautiful stately blonde woman approached him and introduced herself. He recognized the name and thanked her for the warm welcome he received that afternoon at her gallery.

The staff was wonderful and the manager Serge was very informative and I think that we came to a working agreement on how to exchange art works with the view to make new artists better known and of course to sell more paintings and have more Grand Openings and shows.

While they conversed the well dressed cute blonde haired boy that Adrian had seen earlier approached them and excused himself saying "Mother I have not met your new acquaintance". Mrs. Gille then introduced her son Joie and Adrian and the cute boy shook hands.

It was Joie that seemed to prolong the handshake smiling and say how nice it was to meet him. At that moment Serge appeared and excused himself saying that it was important that Mrs. Gille come and meet a special client. In parting she told Joie to get Adrian a glass of wine and wished them the best. As they parted Serge told Joie that the paintings he brought into the gallery that afternoon were now framed and he had selected one of them to put in the store and would send the others over to the other art gallery La Galerie II.

Joie not at all shy took Adrian's hand and lead him toward the large kitchen where staff was preparing hors d'oeuvres. He greeted them and they all replied with a chorus of a warm "Hello Joie" and smiles all around. It seemed that Joie was well liked by the staff.

He retrieved a bottle of white Chardonnay and a cork screw and passed it to Adrian to uncork the wine saying that he should do the honours of opening it as he was the more masculine of the two. He touched Adrian's hand and smiled at him as he did so. Joie then returned with two glasses one with Perrier and lemon and an empty glass for the handsome man touching his hand again as he passed him the glass. Joie poured him a large glass of wine and toasted him by saying "Cheers". Joie explained that he rarely drank alcohol and practically never when at home.

Joie then suggested that they rejoin the party by slipping onto the patio through the kitchen door. Adrian opened the door for Joie and the young boy brushed gently against the mature man as he passed by and continued to the patio walking with a dainty girly walk moving his bum so the mature man would notice it on display.

Adrian did certainly notice the cute slim young boy with a nice round ass and effeminate mannerisms. On the patio the conversation continued about what Adrian's plan was for visiting more galleries the next day. Joie offered to accompany him as he too had some business at both of the galleries. He told Adrian that he did some sketching and painting and sold his work at both locations of La Gallerie and also at a restaurant that displayed his work.

He only had one spot in each of La Gallerie venues and generally 3 spots in the restaurant. He had dropped off some work to be framed at the gallery earlier that day and had seen Adrian and the young Daniel there. Those were the paintings Serge mentioned earlier. Adrian agreed to meet Joie the next morning at 9:00 at the Café

Metropolitan downtown near the business district.

You will find it easily enough as it is just off a main street. "We have a date then" the young blonde boy said to Adrian. At that moment the ever efficient and flamboyant Serge arrived and took Adrian with him to meet another gallery owner.

Joie then went and looked at how Daniel and Richard McGrath the rich and powerful business tycoon were doing. He found them out on the balcony off the living room and stood in the shadows watching them. Yes the young Italian bitch was working his limited charms on the old man.

He can have him thought Joie as Richard is not to my taste and hardly a major catch as the old guy probably had a limp dick anyway, most likely not like the stallion Adrian. Again he felt a touch of jealousy. He did not know why he felt that way. He was generally not the jealous type as he always went after what he wanted rather than brood about it.

Joie had a lot to do to prepare for his date the next morning. The last he saw of Daniel and Richard they were departing via the walk from the patio to Richard's car. Adrian took a taxi and probably was headed back to the hotel alone but one never knew with a man like him.

Richard and Daniel had decided that the party was getting too crowded and loud and upon the older man's suggestion they were going to have a drink in a quieter setting. He invited the young Italian boy back to his condo for a drink. They arrived at the expensive condo complex located not too far from the downtown area. They entered Richard's large and comfortable two bedroom condo suite located on the 3rd floor.

Daniel was suitably impressed with the plush expensive furniture and the exquisite art work on the walls. A French style patio door lead out to a secluded balcony with lounge chaise and a BBQ. Daniel went out on the balcony while Richard was getting some wine. He looked down to a common area for condo residents which housed a large swimming pool and a large hot tub near it.

There was a group of about twenty people mostly men enjoying a pool party. They were all dressed in bathing suits and some wore robes over them. Music was playing but you could hear the laughter and some shouts of joy. They were certainly enjoying the setting and the social on a Friday night. Daniel was envious of them being able to swim as he was a great swimmer and enjoyed swimming regularly at home.

He was thinking how nice it would be to be with them in his Speedos enjoying a swim and socializing as this group was doing and men wearing revealing swim wear with nice bulges showing.

Richard arrived with the drinks and startled him from his reverie. This is a wonderful place you have the boy said to Richard. "Residents are they" asked Daniel pointing his delicate finger to the group of partiers. "Yes most likely as the condos are mostly owned by young people. I am the exception but then again my company developed the complex and I kept this one for myself and sold the remainder to a group of young professionals with lots of energy and money."

They went inside and sat on the comfortable couch and sipped their wine. Daniel moved a bit closer to Richard and sat with one leg up under the other and faced the handsome mature man. "I like you Richard" and reached over and touched his hand.

"I was so lucky to meet you tonight at the party." Richard put down his wine took the sweet boy's delicate soft hand and moved closer to him and kissed him on the lips. Daniel returned the kiss and used his tongue to explore Richard's mouth. The two excitedly kissed and Richard held the young Italian boy in his arms.

He kissed his neck and his ear and whispered how lovely Daniel was. He continued to kiss the boy and kissed his neck and then reached down and unbuttoned the top three buttons of the black silk shirt. He reached in and touched a nipple which instantly hardened to the touch. He pinched it and then leaned in and kissed it as Daniel leaned back pushing his chest toward the older man.

Richard took the young boy's hand and invited him to the bedroom. In the bedroom Richard continued to unbutton the silk shirt and soon had it off the young boy exposing his smooth chest with nice hardened nipples. Daniel started to unbutton Richard's shirt and soon it was off and the man stood with his hairy chest on display.

Daniel pushed him to a sitting position on the bed and stood before him and started to unbuckle the belt to his red jeans. He took off the sandals and then unbuckled and unzipped his jeans. Richard sat back looking with excited wide eyes and was presented with a lovely sight when Daniel bent over and took off the jeans.

He was wearing one of the thongs which he purchased earlier that day, a red one which held the excited cock of the young Italian boy. Next he turned around and exposed his round smooth ass and looked at Richard over his shoulder in a girly manner. The older man looked at the smooth cheeks of the boy and licked his lips.

He rose from the bed and stood just behind the boy and held him and kissed his neck and reached around and put his hand on the boy's flat stomach and caressed him and then lowered his hand and caressed the encased cock in the silky thong. Daniel was getting so very excited and pushed back against the man and could feel his large member pushing against his bum.

He had his neck craned back and kissed the man as the older man caressed hi body. However when Richard caressed the young boy's cock which felt so good in the silky thong the image that Daniel had in his mind was the one of lovely Charlotte the adorable black transvestite who they had met at the party earlier that evening. Her touch was so sexy that Daniel thought of it as Richard caressed his ever hardening cock.

Next he felt Richard kneel behind him and kiss his lower back and then his ass cheeks smothering them with kisses and broad strokes from his tongue. Daniel felt his cheeks being parted and John's tongue licking between them. He felt the tongue touch his anus and then he bent over allowing more access for Richard's exciting broad tongue.

Then the older man asked him to turn around and started kissing his flat stomach licking and kissing downward toward the area just above his cock which was now smooth where just earlier today there was pubic hair but no more. It looked so sexy when he looked and inspected it when dressing earlier when putting on the sexy red thong.

Now however Richard licked and kissed the area. "Oh my Daniel you are lovely so smooth just like a young boy" the mature man said and then took the cute young Italian's cock in his mouth. He sucked it devouring it with his full mouth and reaching down and touching the boy's balls with his hand ever so gently.

Then he reached further down and placed a finger on the lovely puckered anus. Daniel put his hands on Richard's head and guided him more and more in the sucking motion. Richard was so very excited being with this cute Italian boy with a lovely round bum and a tasty hard cock. Also adding to his excitement was the fact that Daniel was so effeminate and so very gay in his mannerisms it turned the older man on so very much. If only Daniel knew how he felt about him.

The older man stood up and removed his trousers and stood there with his hard fat cock almost defying gravity and sticking straight out. He then moved to the bed and took the covers down and lay back on the silk sheets with his legs dangling over the side of the bed in a pose inviting Adrian to come and suck him.

The Italian boy fell to his knees moved closer and started to lick and suck the older man. He had a big fat cock which filled the boy's mouth and Daniel was gagging when he tried to take all of the hardening cock in his mouth. Daniel was learning and not very proficient at this point in time at sucking a cock but he loved the smell and feel of a cock in his mouth.

This was part of what he was missing in his life the sexual experiences of being with men preferably older men. He licked the head and stroked the fat cock barely getting his small hand around it. He kissed and licked it excitedly imagining how he would feel if it was inside him.

After several minutes of being sucked Richard stood and then kneeled again in front of Daniel and started sucking the boy's excited cock again. This time he sucked the head and stroked the base and then took all of it again in his mouth and fingered the boy's hole at the same time. Daniel moaned and held Richard's head and rode his mouth bucking against him in excitement.
Soon he shuddered and cried out as he came in the man's mouth several large squirts of the young semen shot into the mature man's mouth.

Daniel collapsed face down on the silky sheets breathing heavily trying to recover. Still breathing hard he felt hands spreading his cheeks and then a hot liquid was deposited on his anus and then licked and pushed with a tongue just a little inside the tight hole.

Richard continued to lick the lovely hole and after a few minutes asked the cute boy to kneel up on the bed leaning forward with his hands holding him. Richard climbed up on the bed behind him and applied some gel on his hard cock and then on the boy's anus. Then he put the hard fat cock between the lovely round smooth cheeks which he spread wide and pushed his cock at the entrance.

It was tight and he slapped the boy's ass cheeks hard a couple of times and when Daniel yelled and forgot momentarily about his anus the older man entered him. He pushed and with the help of the gel eased into the boy's ass which he rode hard for several minutes. The young boy was bent over and was yelling into the silky sheets as the fat hard cock moved in and out of his tight ass, it truly hurt but was exquisite at the same time.

Before long the hot semen squirted out of Richard's cock which Daniel felt jetting against him as the older man was yelling, moaning and panting as he was falling on top of the boy. The two laid there while they recovered. Richard was kissing the boys neck as he rolled off of him onto his back and then smiled with satisfaction.

What a lovely boy!! Richard would have to invite him to stay here in the condo during the next week although he would be away on business for most of that time. The two fell asl**p exhausted from the ordeal.

Early the next morning when Daniel awoke out of an erotic dream he felt Richard sucking and stroking his cock. He was very hard and within minutes he was shooting cum some of which landed on his chest and stomach. He curled with satisfaction and Richard quickly licked up the warm semen and kissed the panting boy's mouth depositing it with a mixture of saliva into his mouth which the boy greedily accepted.

"You are a lovely boy and I have a present for you." Daniel looked at the man with a surprised and puzzled look on his face. "I am going away for several days on business and I want you to stay here in the condo and enjoy it while you are visiting the city. It is not my home just my place downtown to stay and use it when needed.

This morning you can go and get your luggage and come back here and meet me at 11:00 when we will go to lunch. I have some business to attend to this morning."

When Daniel got up and showered he felt that his ass was sore from the exquisite pounding Richard had administered last night and was surprised at the amount of cum he shot out this morning when he awoke with the man sucking him.

Richard said that he was licking and sucking him for a long time and his jaws were sore but he smiled and laughed saying it was worth it effort.

Richard had given the boy some money to take a taxi to get his luggage but Daniel wanted to walk and get some air and enjoy the sunshine as he cleared his head. He had a lot to think about.

He checked the route on the GPS on his phone and as it was not far he decided to walk. As he turned a corner he noticed a silver coloured luxurious convertible sports car stopped at the traffic light. Driving was Mrs. Gille the hostess of the party and seated in the passenger seat was a young girl no it was the boy he had seen briefly at La Galerie yesterday and again last night for a brief moment chatting to both Adrian and Mrs. Gill.

The car continued a short distance down the street where it stopped on the opposite side and the boy exited it and it seemed to have gone into a café. Daniel continued walking down the street on the opposite side and when he was directly across from the café he looked and saw the boy sitting at a table with Adrian.

Surprised to see them together sitting and smiling and talking he didn't stop although he wanted to and continued unnoticed by the two. He decided that he would leave a note at Adrian's hotel informing him of where he was staying and invite him to meet for lunch the next day. He arrived at his cheap hotel changed into his regular clothing and collected his bags and then returned by taxi to the condo.

Along the way he made a short stop at the Adrian's hotel and left a note with his cell number and an invitation to meet for lunch the next day. When he arrived back to the condo Richard was already there and seeing the boy dressed not so fashionably decided that they would need to go shopping. Daniel had changed into his regular clothes while at the hotel. He protested a little saying that he didn't have a lot of money to spend on clothing. The mature man said not to worry and he would pay for anything he wanted to buy.

The two then went to the same clothing store Chez Andre where he was the previous day. However when they arrived it was Andre who greeted them and ushered them to a private changing room area. Richard was seated and given a coffee and Andre took Daniel by the hand and led him to select some fashionable clothing.

Andre suggested several outfits comprising of stylish tight trousers, a number of shirts, polo and high neck which looked very nice on the slim cute boy. He also suggested some shoes, nice soft leather loafers and finally an expensive blue soft leather jacket that could be worn as a dinner jacket. These last items were needed to complement the other clothing.

"Of course you will need some sexy silk undies" he whispered to Daniel "a couple of colourful thongs and some nice slim briefs those also in various colours".

Daniel tried on all of the clothing in the change area and found that all fitted him perfectly. He found that the pants were very snug in the crotch area and was a bit embarrassed that his cock was clearly outlined in the tight pants. He tried to move the crotch so that it was not visible but Andre noticed this and said quietly to him.

"Flaunt it if you can my boy. You look lovely, turn around and see how you look in the mirror your bum is showing very nicely" and caressed the boy's arm. Daniel looked in the mirror and saw that his bum looked so very round and one could not miss seeing it. He also noticed that the outline of his cock looked nice as he was trying to portray a certain effeminate gay look.

He would attract lots of attention from older men. "Oh my how exciting it was just thinking about it" he mused to himself. Andre whispered to the boy "You are becoming more stylish and more effeminate each day. I saw you yesterday and I love your new hair style, manicure and of course what they did with hair removal."

He smiled and nodded "yes I did notice" as Daniel looked at him surprisingly. Daniel selected a pair of tight light coloured cotton trousers which showed his round ass and bulge nicely and a stylish polo shirt and a nice pair of Italian loafers to wear as he and Richard were going to lunch. Another purchase Daniel made was a new pair of very expensive Speedos. He thought that he would look nice in them.

They went to an expensive restaurant where the staff and some diners seemed to know Richard. Daniel was getting some smiles and nods from the guests at the restaurant. A lady and a gentleman at the next table had the best treat as the young boy was closest to them and both smiled at him as he smiled and waved prettily at them mouthing a hello. He felt that the lady was looking him over especially at his tight trousers.

He posed momentarily for them hoping that the man also looked at his tight trousers and the treasure that was outlined for them to see.

Daniel and Richard enjoyed a light tasty lunch and went back to the condo where Richard wanted to see all the clothing purchases Daniel had selected.

The boy modeled all of them and Richard then asked him to model some of the undies as he liked the tight fit of the trousers. Daniel first selected a black silky thong and then a pair of tight silky briefs both of which showed his bulging cock as the boy was becoming excited modeling for the mature man and felt a bit femme in doing so.

Richard told him that he had to get going soon but wanted to make love again before he left. This time he had Daniel lie on his back as he moved between the slim boyish legs and entered him easily as the boy masturbated his own hard cock as Richard rode him hard again. It was over quickly as the two came and the boy was again surprised how much semen he produced.

Richard was continuously telling him how lovely and pretty he was and how much more effeminate and girly he was becoming which made both of them so much more excited.

After Richard left Adrian rested a bit and then decided he wanted to go for a swim in the pool. Arriving at the pool area he saw just two other people, two guys lying on chaise longue enjoying the afternoon sun. He had to pass by them to get to the pool and said hello when he approached them.

They both said hello and chatted briefly asking him if he was new resident. He told them he was visiting from Italy and he was a friend of Richard but the man was away on business for a few days. As they spoke Daniel noticed that the younger of the two was perhaps a few years younger than him and had firm thighs and looked to be built like a gymnast, powerful but slim.

The other man was mid 30's and wore a pair of Speedos that showed a very large cock, a monster thought Daniel. He had seen a lot of cocks hidden in swim wear at beaches in Italy and he thought that this was the largest that he had ever seen. The boy got up and said he was going to get some Perrier water and asked if they wanted one.

Daniel looked at him as he walked away admiring his form the powerful legs and the nice round bum. "He is cute isn't he?" the other guy said as he rose and offered his hand saying "Campbell is my name and you are?" Startled Daniel replied and looked again at the guy and glanced at his Speedos and was not mistaken in what he had seen. Campbell smiled as he noticed Daniel looking at his cock on display in the speedos.

He asked "Going for a swim are you? The water is lovely." The boy laid his towel down and took off the robe under the watchful eye of Campbell who appraised the cute boy. "I do like very much" he said to himself as he licked his lips and "he does like this" reaching down to caress his huge cock. Daniel dove into the pool and swam effortlessly for 30 minutes.

When he exited the pool the two guys were still there lounging and chatting. The boy offered a bottle of Perrier to Daniel which he accepted gratefully and drank it quickly. They chatted some more and Campbell said that he was hosting a small party at his condo that evening and invited Daniel should he not have any other things to do. Daniel thought that it was nice of them to offer and he accepted the invitation.

Meanwhile Campbell had introduced Arthur the boy who was seated next to him wearing a pair of very tight mid thigh swim wear. He seemed to be paying a lot of attention to Daniel and the Italian boy had the feeling that Arthur was really checking him out. He liked the feeling and thought that his cock had twitched just a little.. perhaps it was just his whole body reacting and he acted a little more girly in his mannerisms as he dried himself off and put on the robe all for the view and attention of Arthur who he looked at quickly and smiled as he ruffled his hair fixing the femme styled haircut.

All the same it felt good and he had one last look at Campbell and especially his Speedos with that huge bulge... "no it was still there he was not mistaken". As he walked away he said to himself "He must be huge...and the boy is cute also and I think that he likes me..should be an interesting evening.
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