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"Got any wet wipes? Hayden asked. "Or another towel? I need to clean up."

He was clutching my towel, but it was pretty obvious he wasn't about to use it on his dirty clothes.

"I've got some face towels," I offered, digging out a couple. "You can wet them and use them the same way."

He hesitated, staring at the face towels like they were alien tech or something.

I couldn't help but laugh. "Seriously? You've never seen these before?"

"Yeah, first time," he admitted, which somehow made him even more likable.

It kinda made sense, though. He hadn't been in a relationship and didn't have any women in his life. And honestly, face towels were a pretty recent trend anyway.

"They're disposable face towels, mostly for women," I explained, wetting one and handing it to him. Hayden nodded, finally getting it, and started wiping the dirt off his clothes. As he did, I noticed a smudge on his shoulder, so I grabbed another towel and reached out to clean it off.

The second I touched him, he tensed up a little. I acted like I didn't notice and just kept wiping.

I noticed a small black mole on the back of his neck, and my mind instantly flashed to that dream- the one where a boy was carrying me on his back, with a

lost in the thought, trying to figure out if it could mean something, until Hayden called my name,

was when I realized the damp towel had soaked his shirt. "Uh, all done,"

couldn't stop staring at that mole on his neck. "That mole... have you had it since you were

Her

up, touching the spot. "Yeah, I've had

beat. Could "Haddy"

hadn't known Hayden for long, so how could I

unexplainable stuff, but this

since I hadn't even known about the mole on Hayden's neck until

turning to face me, which thankfully jolted me out of my

building on her way up. She flashed Hayden a warm smile and said, "You're a good man. Come by often and help

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she's really

just smiled

soldier, always ready

he was just being polite, I couldn't imagine him actually coming back here

"Your neighborhood might be a bit old, but

I replied. "But now it's mostly renters, so it's not as well

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