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“Females never ask about our bodies. Why aren’t you curious?”

“I’ve been married before, Azio. You don’t have anything that’s so different from Wayne. I mean, your ears and eyes are a little different, but other than that, you’re the same.”

He was quiet for a long moment.

“We are not the same. He told you he didn’t want you. I will never be so stupid.”

“That’s really sweet of you, Azio. Thank you.”

“Can I ask you more questions?”

“Of course.”

“You said you wanted a family since you were little but had a husband. Why don’t you have a baby already?”

“Wayne didn’t want babies. He had a surgery to prevent it.”

“Stupid,” Azio said softly. “I really want to touch you, Terri. I won’t, but I think about it all the time.”

His honesty pierced my heart.