Roxy's POV“You’re good for me, you know that?”I looked up from my coffee to see Daniel smiling at me as he stirred sugar into his cup.“That’s a strange thing to say about someone you’re only pretending to date.”“Am I pretending?” He glanced at me over his cup. “Because I could have sworn we had a good time at dinner last night.”“We did.”“And you seemed to enjoy yourself the last time we went out, too.”I sighed. “You’re not making this easier.”“I’m not trying to.” His smile faded a little. “Roxy, I know we only started doing this because our parents wanted us to. But somewhere along the way, I started looking forward to seeing you.”I set my cup down, trying to work out whether he was teasing me.He shrugged, almost embarrassed. “What? I’m not allowed to enjoy spending time with you now?”“Of course you are.” I ran a hand through my hair. “I just didn’t realize you meant it.”“Meant what?”“Like you actually mean it.”He set his spoon down and leaned back in his chair. “But I d
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