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

settles onto my bed. “Start with

say, giving him a smile and leaning on the wall as I watch him pull his laptop from the basket and open it so that we can watch the movie in here. After

doorway, and pauses his action.

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Fay,” he says quietly, looking at

this.”

him. “Daniel, you don’t even like me – and

be on this

the door, as if Jerome will

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 care about you in my own way. Won’t you please let me try

I sigh, looking down at the floor.

and I look up at him when

can’t let

do this? Can you please let me try?”

the door shut and coming

next to my

on his shoulder. “But you have

on screen on a scale from 1

honest about it.”

only ten,” Daniel 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

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