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“I’m not asking to see you in it. Just want to know which one you chose.”
“Sorry, you’ll have to wait.”
“Damn, it’s like that.”
“Unfortunately, yes and for the record, you’re really setting the bar pretty high and I haven’t said I do yet. What you do to get me you have to do to keep me.”
He laughed lightly and it was like a promise of good things.
“I’m not worried. You can definitely get that and more.”
“We’ll see.”
“Indeed we will. Let me know when you get home. You’re welcome to stay the night if you want but either way, make sure you let me know you’re good.”
I was dancing tonight. I needed to release some energy, but I wouldn’t dare tell Elias. Maybe I would never tell him. I hadn’t decided as of yet. I wasn’t ashamed but I was still in that space where I wasn’t sure everyone would be openminded about my need to be on stage at Chapter House. So, for now, I chose to keep that small detail to myself.
“I will.”
“Night, beautiful.”
“Good night, Elias.”
After I ended the call, I felt Trini burning a hole in the side of my face. I dropped my phone on the sofa next to me and lifted my plate, pulling my legs up and crossing them at the ankles. “What?”
“If I didn’t know for sure that this marriage was a business deal, I would swear on my life that you two met, fell in love, and decided to spend the rest of your lives together.”
“Well, we didn’t but is it so terrible that we like each other?”
“No, it’s not. It makes me feel better. I was worried about you.”
“Why?”
“Because you were stressed the fuck out and not happy about any of this. Now you seem…” She shrugged. “Agreeable.”
“I am.”
“Good because I think I like him.”
“Because of all this.”
“No, because of that.” She tipped her glass in my direction.
“What?”
“That goofy ass I’m falling in love smile that he seems to keep in rotation on your face.”
I laughed, shoving a tempura asparagus in my mouth.
She wasn’t lying. I didn’t have to see my face to know that goofy ass I’m falling smile she was referencing was there. I felt it.
“You’re so extra.”
“And you’re in denial but adorably so. Are we going to talk about what happened out in the gardens? Elias’s hand and Allen’s face.”
“He had no business being there and he got exactly what he deserved.”
“I agree but what happened? I saw Elias when he stormed inside. He was more than just angry. Did Allen like kiss you or something?”
