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What if he saw her and was disappointed?

What if she’d been wrong and he didn’t show?

Her nervousness was just foolishness, wasn’t it?

No, it wasn’t He wasn’t going to stand her up No hosts from the past haunted her mind, she refused to let them take hold Her nervousness stemmed from so much more than fear of rejection and humiliation

Her fears came from ould happen after their date

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She knehat he wanted It hat they both wanted Her question hy? He didn’t have to do gifts to get woiftswith her? Seeing her as a challenge?

A e?

Wouldn’t he be in for a surprise? Although she had on the dress he’d sent, the shoes that were surprisingly comfortable or she’d not have kept thes, she’d not done anything loss on so

She glanced down at her glasses sitting on the bathroom sink counter She didn’t need the she’d need theht ended She slid them onto her face and instantly felt calmer

She had this She was in control Not Jude What happened tonight was up to her Even he’d said so

When she opened her apart flowers, she wasn’t so sure about that control

He looked like the hero straight from a romantic movie Only she was no fun, quirky heroine She wasjust her

A just her that felt prickles in her eyes Prickles she fought because she was not going to end up with raccoon eyes tonight

“You are beautiful”