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"Despite everything, it see up"

"Despite everything" I snorted "There was a lot of normal indignitaries stayed at our hoed "Sort of like when other people are on their best behavior because Aunt Beatrice comes for the holidays"

"Okay, I can see that, I think" He pointed to a sign leading to the cafeteria "Our food, madam"

"Excellent I was in the ether

"I do aim to please"

We took our trays from the end of the line and pretended not to notice the people staring at us as we chose our food and drinks I was used to ignoring everyone, but I could tell David had to work at it When we reached the cash register at the end of the line, I pulled one of ot it" He ducked his head so that he could whisper in my ear "What kind of man lets his date pay for dinner?"

"So it is a date," I whispered back

He didn’t respond for a htfully "Any tiet to spend with you is special"

My heart clenched and my stomach did this weird flip, but I couldn’t rown to expect from David, it was sincerity, and I knew he meant what he had just said

I smiled as alked to a corner table, away fro their break and the sad faces of people waiting on friends or family

"So tell me about your family Mine’s no secret but I don’t knowinto my salad with my fork

"Not much, huh?" He watched ed

"True" He took a bite of his food before starting "I’ia, which is pretty much slap at the bottoraphy was a necessity in o on