“Why are you making this so hard, Julius? Didn’t you hear the principal? The second we finish this proposal, the torture will stop and we’ll be released from each other at last. We won’t even have to speak to each other ever again.” A strange look crosses his face. “I know that.” “Then—” “Let’s choose this place,” he says, the humor gone from his tone. He points at a lakeside location I’d picked and he’d dismissed because he found the welcome message on their home page suspiciously friendly. I blink. “Really? That’s— You agree?” “Yeah. Sure.” He stands up and grabs his coffee cup, all without
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