"Come on, spill the beans already! If you don't let me in on the rest of the plan today, someone's gonna be sulking. I won't let him get his way."

"Just tell me! I'm going to find out sooner or later anyway. If you tell me now, at least I can brace myself."

Everett could actually understand Dorothy's mindset.

This feeling of marching forward without knowing anything, he had been living with it for over a decade. He was practically a veteran! "Alright then."

Seeing him soften, Dorothy immediately scooted closer. "So, spill it! I'm all ears."

"Let's cross that bridge when we come to it."

"Otherwise, who knows if you'll back out, claiming you're too tired or something."

Dorothy pouted. "Am I that unreliable to you?"

Everett nodded solemnly.

"Absolutely not."

not was beside the point

...

the

to plant a kiss on her cheek before

oats in the kitchen and before he could even fetch some veggies from the fridge, Quincy's call came through! Clearly,

Everett was hoping she would be. How else would he carry out

"Speak."

cold as ever

now?" Quincy's

"Yeah, what's up?"

defeated. "My father, he's on my case about getting married again. You know how it is, I'm cornered! So, when you mentioned that

them were putting on

who could outperform

but... it's a bit unfair to you, so I'm

had something in mind, Quincy certainly didn't

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