“Absolutely!” Jeffrey’s voice pitched up with excitement. “I’m not talking about just dating, man. I’m talking about meeting the parents, tying the knot!”

“How long have you guys even known each other?”

Everett felt they were rushing into things like kids playing house, not taking it seriously enough.

While he wasn’t surprised Jeffrey could make such a move, the one in question was Karen. He couldn’t help but throw in a few words of caution.

“Didn’t you fall for Dorothy the moment you saw her? The only difference between us is—Dorothy didn’t say yes back in our college days, but Karen said yes to me now.”

Everett was at a loss for words.

“If Dorothy had agreed to be your girlfriend back then, you would’ve said no? That you’d complain about not knowing each other long enough, about not being cautious enough?”

Of course, Everett wouldn’t have said no.

He was left speechless by Jeffrey’s retort.

married and have a couple of kids,

a few more words of advice, Everett hung up. On the other side of the bed,

you? You

the other end, Karen hesitated before saying, “Although he’s done some pretty bold stuff, agreeing to be with him was indeed

made you change your

remembered Karen disliking Jeffrey before for

the airport was a

parents are really nice, and it seems like Jeffrey is

he would have bailed on any other

But this was Jeffrey, the

you think?” Dorothy didn’t want her friend to start a relationship based on any

long silence followed on

than any guy I’ve dated

“That’s it? Just looks?”

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