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Chapter twenty - one - Jake
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2024-10-29 19:42:56The last two weeks have flown by in a blur or school and work, last weekend Kim stayed at her friends after going to a party at some guy from school's and I have to admit, I was worried she might meet someone else and I'd hear about it at school on Monday but thankfully there's been nothing.
Even though I met her parents, did the whole looking at baby photos and tried to make a good impression on them, we still haven't discussed whether we're actually a couple and I don't want to just assume we are, but I also don't want to outright ask her like some sort of insecure fool, because the guys at work tell me that's a real turnoff for girls.
They tell me I should be domineering and confident, which is all well and good but I don't actually know what I'm doing, so even if I wanted to be, I wouldn't know how.
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