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Joshua lifted himself up and Esther quickly sat up and adjusted her blouse.

"Esther, I love you." He said out of the blue and Esther paused on her action, but did not look up at him. He held her chin and raised her head to look at her face. But her eyes were still down.

"I love you with everything in me. And that is why I'm apolosing, not for kissing you, but for taking things a bit too far today."

Esther now raised her eyes to his face, her anger slowly melting by his words. Yes, she would admit, things went a bit too far today, but it wasn't just him, it was her fault too.

"I'm sorry too, Josh." She said, her face dropping. She had been harsh. "But don't blame yourself. I started it all and I was not stopping you."