“I enjoyed it.” I wait for more, then realize that was the whole sentence. “That’s it?” “It was certainly better than the vampires.” “Well, I would hope you didn’t go into it comparing the two. I thought this would be a very good dipping your pinkie toe into the water of romance here. It’s got everything you need, depression and death—” “I don’t remember saying I needed either of those.” “With a touch of some sizzle.” “I don’t remember much sizzle either.” “What about the proposal scene?” “It was effective.” “Effective,” I deadpan. “Fletcher, that scene had nineteenth century women swooning in
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