When Love Wasn't Part Of The Plan.

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oddamn

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saved in his pho

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names, even down to the pink und

ted

knows I had chances. But no

a's perfect little foot digging into my comforter while L

't say

even thro

to make my "man happy"- even if it meant letting him rub h

them

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inally let out after giggling

ne doing that. They could enjoy the

er was still

omething?

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ff. Poor fella thought

thing was certain, it had to be a million

later, they

hose proposals that's so public it make

gram post said, "Some th

was food

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wed out and someone

betrayal, it was

character. Just the stan

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at Leo. I never ex

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for prom when my mom

boy and told me I was the only pe

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night with fries, te

a list,"

ed. "Of

h to marry you withi

that. I didn't even want

and confusing. Just enough to shift the headlines

ey, exposure, and a green card. Nothing I

smile for a staged photo or two, and th

care how I was going to pu

racking. But if I was going

half-dead wh

the counter, and a waitress who looked like

white dress, nude heels and

mess, I was going to be th

h 7. Left wall

straigh

d at 9:30am. It was alre

time,". Rhea added in the descr

ual" was nowhe

een shirt." I literally recited that line like

it kin

t wall near the win

the left wall, probably waiting anxiously like a normal

maybe it was because I hadn't come close eno

to its distance from the window or

ffy anyways, I cou

st time and finally took a

op typing and finally notice me. But he

sed his head a

Greek god- possibly

snapped

ok like he was a struggling actor, not one bit.

a

e finally folded his hands like he was waiting for a verdict. That stillnes

y mouth an

escaped his lips. I was too starstruck to a

e, like he already knew I'd come. Like I was i

aying he'd kiss them instead. To my surprise, he- he just raised

ru

'm, um

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It felt soooo embarrassing. I had to shove out

up with someone decent. B

ded, slower, like he wanted

as done. Because naturally, I had already felt some sort of tingling feelin

have told yo

band," I said, fi

ed once.

"That's it?

Or.. are my services n

aus

used to being told no and something

it made m

ulled out the form, and

look

a pr

k this is going t

xact moment. First name, last name, a slow signature that curve

k reassuring. And that scared me m

of it. Before the stupid voice in my head start

was

re ma

City Hall stamped the license l

no vows, not e

ide, letting a piece of paper tie up t

speak on t

and he

e any poses, obviously

for me like we'd done

I paused. The first time

the hell I'd just

ine, which was c

. I stared like it might bite

re I lived, he ju

ked my

7, right?

rafina.

O DID YO

'S NOT THE

you sat with some rando

g about? She literally told

C

afina! I let out a sigh as I p

process anything at that poi

ds him. This wasn't just a mix-up, it was somethin

this time, his eyes

to confirm. He was obviously

em confused or wo

n was t

n Eve

rd of him before but something about the na

was wait

apartment. It was clean,

ion. Just followed me in and stood in the cente

new,"

oked

you. That I was suppose

ed. "Yo

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didn't seem

distr

wa

ach other, for

man turned and wal

ke I was the stranger i

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ning, everyt

blurry photos of us walking out of City Hall. Someone on Twi

t said an

offee pic with the cap

u

respecting family privacy. Which, translated, mean

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not a

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broke or s

stayed

n't change. "And I

arms with my

the hell

first, then his jaw dropping

usband,