(TODD’S POV) There was a moment of pin-drop silence, and then I closed the space between Rory and me. “I’m so sorry about this,” I said to her softly. “Todd, it’s okay, I—” “Todd!” Mom snapped. Her voice was soft, but it spoke volumes of her displeasure even before I turned to see her face, which clearly showed it as well. “You lied to me,” she stated, and I could hear the hurt and disbelief in her voice. “You told me you were going to the dance with Leslie. Did you say that just because you wanted to deceive me?” “I would never want to deceive you, Mom,” I said earnestly as Rory stepped back, releasing her hands from mine. “But Leslie is right—I did get a notification from a girl’s store,” she said, then added, “Was that Leslie?” I heard Rory’s sharp intake of breath and my fists balled up in response. “No, it was not Leslie, Mom. It was Rory. I told her to get what she wanted, as Yiu have taught me to do for my dates.,” I stated, and Mom nodded slowly. She turned to Rory t
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