Page 71 of Girls Will Be Girls

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“You’re sure?” I echo his words. “This feels like too much.”

He just smiles and shakes his head. “It looks perfect on you.”

I twist the ring on my finger, admiring it. “You know that’s the wrong finger, right?” I smirk up at him.

“Didn’t wanna be presumptuous.” He smirks back.

“That’s new for you.”

His laugh echoes around us.

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PICNIC CORE

Lou (fiancé):

Can I steal you for an afternoon tomorrow?

Louisa:

Sounds ominous

Lou (fiancé):

If you call picnics ominous, then yes. Very ominous.

Louisa:

What kind of picnic we talking here?

Lou (fiancé):

A very boring, very schmoozy one.

Louisa:

Try and stop me…

Lou (fiancé):

Free food though?

Louisa:

You should’ve led with that

Lou (fiancé):

Didn’t want to overexcite you from the get-go

Louisa:

Wouldn’t want that…

Lou (fiancé):

I have to go for work

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