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He fought a s”

I blinked at hi me, was he?

Surely not

“Come with me? Not to the ceremony, just the after party”

He’s lost his fucking mind

“Are you insane?” I asked, staring at him “I don’t want to talk to you, !”

“Oh, cooing to have to put up with allto marry me off”

“Absolutely not”

“All right, I wasn’t going to bring this up, but…”

Oh, no

He isn’t going there, is he?

“That doesn’t count!” I jerkedthat up!”

“You promised me you’d be my date if I ever needed one”

“We were thirteen! And I liked you then We were friends We most definitely are not friends now”

He shrugged, shoving his hands in his pockets, but he wasn’t even trying to hide the smile on his lips “You promised”

“I also prole at thirty,” I said dryly “But that’s not happening either”

“It’s not?”

“No I’d rather die old and alone with twenty cats and let them eat me”

“You have an alarination Do you know that?”

“You have an alar audacity to walk in here with a duo to your sister’s wedding with you”

“I know” He grinned “At least I can admit it”

“I’ it”

“Please”

“No”

“Please”

“No You’ve had more than two minutes You can leave now”

“Holley…”

I turned back fro away “No”

He grinned “Yes”

“No”

“Okay, fine, no”

“Yes”

“Ha!” He darted forward until he was right in front of me “You just said yes”

I openedcame out of it

I hadn’t, had I?

I had

I’d said yes, because he’d tricked me into it

“That’s not fair!” I squeaked “You tricked me!”

“You still said yes” He stepped back toward the storeroom door “No backsies”