Not something,
He really,
Had,
In mind,
It just,
Sort of,
Snuck up,
On him,
The so-called,
Situation,
Did,
Actually,
Situation,
Or not,
He’s not sure,
There would have,
Been another way,
Since,
He wasn’t,
Looking,
For that,
Kind of,
Connection,
Right now,
Keeping,
An open,
Mind,
For sure,
But he,
Has his,
Dog,
And his,
Books,
And his,
Life,
Social,
Professional,
All of it,
And it’s,
A lot,
And there’s,
Also,
A smoothness,
To it,
It’s uncomplicated,
And uncomplicated,
Feels quite good,
Right now,
And all this,
Seems reasonable,
Until it isn’t,
And all this,
Makes sense,
Until it doesn’t,
And before,
He knows it,
He’s,
Met,
Someone,
And,
The situation,
Is,
Well,
Whatever,
It is,
Simple,
Would not,
Be,
An appropriate,
Way,
To describe,
The situation,
And,
It’s fun,
And exciting,
She knows,
A lot,
About literature,
Has strong,
Opinions,
About poetry,
Can talk,
About wine,
Intelligently,
Succinctly,
Travelled,
All over,
And,
So,
They start,
Hanging out,
Not sneaking around,
But also,
Not hitting,
The well-known,
Neighborhood spots,
A lot of time,
At his place,
She likes,
His dog,
And where,
Else,
Are they,
Going to,
Go,
A hotel,
Seems,
A bit,
Extravagant,
Too much,
And so,
They’re,
Hanging out,
At his place,
On a,
Thursday night,
Which,
Has been,
Happening,
From time,
To time,
Just opened,
A bottle,
Of Bordeaux,
And,
It’s,
Really nice,
Wine,
And she,
Starts looking over,
His books,
Again,
His library,
Again,
While,
He starts,
Making dinner,
Not a lot,
Of women,
Authors,
Around here,
She says,
And he,
Pushes back,
A bit,
On that,
Plath,
Gordimer,
Lessing,
He tells her,
Edith Wharton,
More contemporary,
Stuff too,
Rooney,
Kitamura,
And,
Some others,
He tells her,
And she’s,
Just smiling,
What,
He asks her,
It’s just,
That,
You like,
Arguing,
So much,
I’m not,
Arguing,
With you,
I’m mentioning,
That I read,
Women,
He tells her,
And then,
He starts,
Smiling,
A little,
Bit,
And she,
Asks him,
What he’s,
Thinking,
And he’s,
Not sure,
If he,
Should tell,
Her,
Because,
He doesn’t,
Want to,
Scare,
Her off,
And he,
Isn’t even,
Sure,
What he,
Wants,
And she,
Hasn’t read,
Any,
Of his,
Poetry,
And so,
He really,
Doesn’t know,
How to,
Proceed,
But he,
Doesn’t have,
Any doubt,
That,
Rolling,
The dice,
On love,
After everything,
That’s happened,
After everything,
That’s gone down,
Before her,
Rolling,
The dice,
On love,
Is still,
As,
Exciting,
As,
It gets.