"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 slip
tried to defend himself, mixing seriousness with a hint of
Emma frowned.
do you mean no choice? Were you planning to keep up a pretense?" Ellar hurried to explain, "It all started with
you hadn't tried to set me up with her, I wouldn't have turned to
Patricia felt something was off about Doretta too, so she was really helping
upset,
Emma seemed relieved
comforting to know she wasn't actually betraying us." Dexter offered his support, "Everything's out in the
it anymore." He understood the emotional toll the uncertainty
resolved, she could finally let go of
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