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He chuckles “You’re not I check your clothing”

Don’t freak out Don’t freak out

“Why?” I whisper

“You affectto earn my way to the top”

He’s already graduated law school and gaining a clientele at his father’s fir above a size five has anything to do with that If I get in an argument about the woman’s body, he’ll turn us around and won’t let ue about horong it is to consider any wo, but I don’t want to ruin our date before it’s even started

Furtherry

I clear ht, don’t worry I’ve been a size five since I was seventeen” Actually, I was a size zero because of malnourishment, but I don’t mention that

I’m not in Shallow Hill anyht I watch my diet for the most part and exercise weekly My ti to dwell on

We arrive at a four Michelin star restaurant nah I had heard the food here is absolutely divine When alk in, wonder seizesThe restaurant is decorated with shades of white and blue, with grand arches in each entryway and carefully styled plants and pricy art decorating the place It’s quiet in here, the custo their knives and forks daintily It’s a little posh for et used to it

Hopefully

A beautiful fountain the size of my house in Shallow Hill is in the entrance where the hostess awaits for guests When she spots us, she iht smile stretches across her face petite face, and a low heat si at my boyfriend like she knows more about him than she should

“Good evening Mr Fitzgerald Please follow me, your table is ready”

The woman leads us back to a separate roo to set, its fingers stretching across the sparkling water Reds, purples and pinks burst fro the sky with cotton candy watercolors

Ryan pullsin his own The wolance at Ryan before our waiter approaches

If it were the other way around, Ryan would have already calledattention Maybe I should do the same