"It's not that," Lulu shook her head with a sigh.
"It's not that.
I'm just glad Patricia really likes you.
Otherwise, she might have given up waiting for you to make a move!" Ellar looked a bit downcast.
"I've tried my best.
1 have to consider Patricia's feelings too, not just rush things." He silently wished love wasn't so complicated, pondering the challenges of winning someone's heart.
Emma, picking up on the subtleties, asked, "Wait, have you two not officially dated yet?" She was surprised, having assumed their relationship was more developed.
realizing he'd let
no choice," he tried to defend himself, mixing seriousness with a
Emma frowned.
planning to keep up
you hadn't tried to set me up with
Doretta too, so she was really helping our whole family." The room went quiet at the mention of Doretta, with everyone pausing
looked visibly upset, processing
undercover..." After hearing the full story, Emma seemed relieved yet emotional, "I thought Doretta was genuine,
comforting to know she wasn't actually betraying us." Dexter offered his support, "Everything's out
anymore." He understood the emotional toll the uncertainty around Doretta
could finally let
feeling a bit relieved,
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