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“You won’t come in? I’m sure my aunt would want to see you”, Emily said, as she walked out of his car.
“It’s pretty late”, Derek said. “I should get going before she thinks I’m irresponsible”
“She really needs to know”
“Really?!”, Derek laughed. “Then I guess I have to prove you wrong, first… then I’ll see your aunt and let her know how responsible I am”
Emily smiled. “Thank you for today”, Emily said, shyly. “I wasn’t expecting you to take my response so well. Thank you for everything”
“I’ve wanted to do it for a very long time”, Derek replied. “I didn’t say it, the other time, so I’ll just say it now and you don’t have to repeat your answer. I really like and I’ll love to be more than a friend”
Emily blushed again. “When next will you come around?”
“I don’t know, yet. It
