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“That’s not what Iher head “You need details Couple activities Couple inside jokes Couple rituals If you really want to make it believable, then you have to commit to not just talk the talk, but walk the walk”

She put her glossy red lips around the straw of her pineapple shake and sucked, and he could swear he heard the sparks and sizzles of his synapses exploding

“Like what?” he et out

“Saturdays at the flea market”

Okay, that horrible idea brought hi else”

“It’s perfect,” she said “I always go in theto refurbish, and it will be just the kind of couple detail that will make all of this seem more real”

“People actually do that?” It sounded about as fun as his e

“Haven’t you ever seen Flea Market Flip?”

He shook his head and took another bite of his burger, which had thankfully gotten its flavor back

“It’s my favorite show,” she exclaimed as if that made this insanity any better “Add it to the list You can’t et pumped up for the flea market the next day”

“I don’t like it” He fucking hated it

Clover narrowed her eyes at hi with disapproval “You don’t have to like it You just need to do it so we can find soement”

This is why he was a big-picture man Details sucked “I’m afraid to ask, but what else?”

“Post-event late night dinners at Vito’s Picnics in the park Sunday brunch at your apart across the blank napkin “Go on, write it all down It’ll be golden, trust me”

“And in six weeks when you leave for Australia, e tell theet there was muddled