His laugh rumbled down the line. “It’s true, especially when we were watching a movie.
“It"s not my fault I predicted the Halloween movies.”
“Have dinner with me, Cora,” he said suddenly.
His request took me off-guard. “EJ, we discussed this already.”
“You discussed it. I disagreed, and I haven’t changed my mind.”
You“One-sided relationships don’t work.”
“Baby, our relationship has never been one-sided. We have too much history.”
“More than you know,” I said under my breath, my secret weighing heavily on me.
“Huh?”
“Uh, nothing.”
“Please have dinner with me, Cora. We can finally talk.”
It was satisfying to hear him beg. “Even if I still don’t want to be with you afterward?”
“Damn, you’re stubborn.”
A wry smile twisted my mouth. “I told you I plan to date other people, and y
