Leonard, a cheerful and outgoing young man, worked skillfully at the machine while apologizing profusely. "Sorry about this. I don't know what's up with this machine today. It's being a bit temperamental. I hope it's not causing too much trouble for you." Karina smiled back warmly. "It's no problem at all."

As Leonard glanced up at Karina and Wilfred, he couldn't help but comment, "You two look great together! Are you on a date?"

Karina's cheeks flushed slightly, and she opened her mouth to clarify, but Wilfred cut in first. "Thank you. It's a rare day off, so I thought I'd take her out to relax."

Startled, Karina glanced at him in surprise, but the unexpected sweetness of his words brought a quiet warmth to her heart.

Leonard grinned knowingly. "This movie's been super popular lately. Lots of couples have been coming to watch it. You're lucky to have snagged tickets-later in the day, it's almost impossible to get seats."

After retrieving their tickets, the pair stopped at the concession stand. The staff greeted them with a bright smile. "Hello! We're running a special today. If you buy a large popcorn, you'll get a free small popcorn in either chocolate or caramel flavor. The chocolate popcorn is made with imported chocolate, rich and creamy, while the caramel is crafted in-house, perfectly sweet and aromatic."

so? Then

think? A large one shouldn't

chocolate flavor for the complimentary one. Hugging the popcorn buckets to her chest,

looked at her sparkling eyes

picked a piece of buttery popcorn and held it up to Wilfred. "Try this-it's fresh out of the machine. Smells amazing,

slightly, taking the piece from her fingers while keeping his eyes on her face. "You're

in the middle for easy sharing. As the movie began, Karina's attention was quickly

it in excitement. Wilfred responded by gently pulling her hand into the crook of his arm, drawing her

time Karina reached into the popcorn bucket, her hand would brush against his. Every small

the subtle smile that

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