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want.”
                  “If I offend you, you will tell me and I will apologize and stop.  Agreed?”
                  “Don’t be silly, ask your question.”
                  “Do you wish to marry Wilson?”
                  Daniel was very perceptive.
                  No doubt he had picked up on her feelings toward him, at least to some degree. 
                  She knew that she had to be careful in her answer, for both of their sakes.
                  “Wilson is a great guy.  My father loves him and really wants him to take over the winery someday.  He treats me very well.”
                  “That may be true, but you do not answer question.”
                  “I will answer your question if you answer one of mine.”
                  “I agree.”
                  “I will marry Wilson.  What I want is not as important as what I must do.  I have a duty to my family.  Do you understand what I’m saying, Daniel?”
                  “Perfectly.  You have answered my question.  What is your question?”
                  All Misty could think of was, ask him if he’s in love with you.  It took every ounce of willpower for Misty not to say this, but she restrained herself. 
                  “What do you want out of life, Daniel?  Do you want a wife and children?  Do you want to go back to Russia?”
                  “That is three questions.”
                  Misty playfully punched Daniel in the arm.  They laughed and looked at each other. 
                  Their eyes connected again, in that special way. 
                  Misty quickly turned and stared off into the distance. 
                  One more moment spent in Daniel’s eyes and she would be hopelessly lost with no more self-control.
                  “I want to be a photographer.  I love taking pictures.  Mostly of people, but landscape also.  It brings me joy and happiness and, how you say?, fulfillont?”
                  “Fulfillment.”
                  “Yes, fulfillment.  I am most at peace behind camera.”
                  “You must miss your cameras terribly.  It is a shame that you had to sell them.”
                  “Yes, a shame.  But, I must do what I must do.  Soon I save and buy new digital camera and computer.”
                  “Question number two.”
                  “I want to find my true love and take her in my arms and never let her go.”
                  “Have you ever been in love, Daniel?”
                  “No…well, I cannot answer that question, Misty.  I am sorry.”
                  “Oh, I shouldn’t have asked you that, I’m so …”
                  “It is okay,” Daniel said.  “I very much want wife and children.  Family is everything.”
                  “I’m embarrassed, Daniel.  It probably makes you uncomfortable speaking of such things with me.”
                  “No, not true.  I am very comfortable with you.  More comfortable than with anyone else.  Ever.”
                  “Daniel, I really need to tell …”
                  “May I ask you more questions?”
                  “You may.”  Daniel let her off the hook again, she was about to say something really dangerous.
                  “American women, they must have money?  I mean, a man must have much money to marry American woman?”
                  “That depends on the woman.”
                  “Not every American woman desires money more than love?”
                  “No.  I suppose Russian women and American women are much