Melanie’s POV
The night was uphill from that moment on.
Adriano and I had dinner together and he made a suggestion that shocked me to my core. He asked us to watch a movie together.
So here we were, in the movie room with a bowl of popcorn and a pitcher of juice, arguing about which movie we should watch.
“There’s no way I’m watching a chick movie with you,” he said.
“But I don’t want to watch a horror film, they’re scary,” I argued.
“That’s what makes it exciting, plus it’s not real,” he replied.
"It doesn't matter! For the purpose of the movie, it is very much real."
Adriano sighed, clearly frustrated with me. “I’m still not watching a chick movie.”
“A rom-com is not a chick movie. It’s just laid back and relaxed compared to what you want to subject me to,” I replied.
“It’s ju
