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Chapter 15: Lobster
Leopold clearly has no clue about what to say, so I need to intervene.
“It was so sweet,” I say improvising. “He... he took me to this beautiful place... in the woods...”
“You took her to our family cabin?!” Mrs. Beckett asks outraged.
I look at Leopold fearing I said something wrong. He squeezes my hand in a loving gesture.
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The dinner seemed to last an eternity. I think that was as true for me as it was for Leopold; I was putting up with his mother looking daggers at me the entire time, while he was dealing with David’s passive-aggressive comments. On top of that, we are clearly not a very good fake couple, we kept saying the wrong thing about each other over and over. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Becketts conclude Leopold and I are in no way together, let alone engaged to each other. Luckily, this evening is finally over.“What we did tonight was stupid,” Leopold says as he drives us back to his apartment. “If we are going to pretend to be a couple, we have to get to know each other.”
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There is no need for him to kiss me, no one is looking at us so we don’t have to pretend to be a couple, but he is still about to kiss me and I am not going to refuse him. I’m actually longing to feel his lips on mine, not as part of out act as a fake couple, but as a genuine kiss between two people. I want to kiss him for real, to enjoy the moment without thinking that I have to put on a good show for others.“Leopold, Emma! Wait! Don’t go!”
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