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I'll see you later, he says, and as he does, he runs his finger briefly over my wrist. It passes over me like air, and makes me shiver like a kiss.
David Levithan
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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
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Short Hills
New Jersey
Kissing
Wrist
Love
Fingers
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Later
Shiver
Air
Wrists
Says
Finger
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Kiss
Doe
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