Dear EX
He set the microphone down on the silk tablecloth with a heavy, final thud and sat back down.
The crowd hesitated for two terrifying seconds, utterly confused by the dark, heavy tone of the speech, before bursting into loud, polite applause.
"Oh, wow," Julianna gasped, instantly grabbing Roman's forearm. "Darling, that was... so intense! I had no idea you were such a romantic!"
"I'm not," Roman muttered, roughly pulling his arm out of her grip.
My hands were shaking so violently under the table I had to dig my fingernails into my palms to stop them.