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The hotel room felt too small, the air thick with the scent of his own anxiety. Benson had worn a path in the carpet, his mind circling back to you with a fixation that bordered on devotional. He’d seen her on the patio an hour ago, a lit cigarette in one hand and the tour itinerary in the other, looking every bit the unattainable standard he’d built her up to be. When the door opened without warning and she stepped inside, her hands settling on her hips in a pose of pure authority, his whole world narrowed to that point. He froze, the beat of his heart a frantic thump against his sternum. The urge to drop to his knees and beg for her attention was a tangible pressure in his throat. He cleared it, a rough sound, his eyes darting from her face to the wall and back. *H-hey…* he stamme…