Chapter 184

I pull the door open, curious to face him, but then blink in surprise

when I see Daniel standing there.

“Oh,” I say, my eyes wide as I look up at him. “Daniel.”

He smirks, leaning against my doorframe with a basket full of supplies in his arms. “What. Expecting someone else?”

I laugh a little and look down at the basket, filled with popcorn and

movie supplies. “What are you doing here?”

“Movie night,” he reminds me, perhaps a little too cheerfully. Then

he looks beyond me, expectant. “Can I come in?”

I bite my lip, not really knowing how to say “no, thank you, please go away, your dad I think wants to take my virginity tonight and be quite nice about it.” But Daniel doesn’t wait for my reply anyway,

pushing past me.

“I was thinking some 90’s classics tonight,” he says, looking at

he settles onto my bed. “Start with

smile and leaning on the wall as I watch him pull his laptop from the basket and open

him from the open doorway,

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quietly, looking

this.”

understanding him. “Daniel, you don’t even like me – and what about Jerome,

this date

the door,

any moment. “I have to marry someone, Fay. And in this world, it can’t be a man.” He shifts his gaze to mine. “I want it to be you –

I sigh, looking down at the floor. “I just don’t know…”

up

can’t let my friend

this? Can you please let me try?”

the door shut and coming over to the

in next to my friend, leaning against the pillows

his shoulder. “But you have to rank

from 1 to 10, and you have to be

honest about it.”

murmurs, pressing play on the computer and then grabbing a bag of popcorn from the basket, offering it to me. I laugh as I accept it, and then, comfortable, begin to watch the film.

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