me, and before I knew it, I h

sofa, massaging his temple

nt lipstick mark, sugg

and he opened his mouth to speak, "Where

ay. Why didn't you cook

tion had an edg

k face. "Work at the hospital was hectic today. If you'

moment, then stood

ate, yet his tone rema

u see t

drink last night. There

erthink i

this, and my heart s

referring to the intimate "us,

ng his chin on my shoulder,

've wanted to get ma

life event, and I don'

ttle longer for me.

d, gazing into

my pale face an

iscern who he was truly lo

elationship, I couldn't be

to trust him

once, the

he broke his pr

sing too much recently, and the algori

Emilee and Julian was to

aw a fan-record

ort video from

rue about you an

friends for now. As for what you'r

ally tucked a stray lock

r hand was a striki

ed, "Did Mr. Reynolds give you that r

inaLux Rings. I saw Mr. Reynolds wearing

e evasive, with a hint of girlish shyness. "Don't jump

kind of friends w

o abrupt

went dark, reflec

dding rings I had meticulously

leaving the webpage open on Julian's study

at it and closed

d the men's version of t

e couple rings- the women's version was mean

s, sold as a pair, were

rred to Emilee as the future Mrs.

she announced three movies an

the previous video, playfully asked Julian, "What is your rel

ly smiling faintly and ski

confirmed n

and influence, dispelling these bas

grow unchecked, using the identity of the fu

f my existence, neither

made me, the legitimate gi

marriage, for a home of my own, to slowl

sent that news articl

y was a long st

ed; it was mostly m

bly tired of

nt him one last message: