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2021-08-09 17:11:18Diane’s P.O.V.
Be my girlfriend.
Be my girlfriend.
Be my girlfriend.
Liam was already done asking me about it, but those words still kept on running through my mind. I guessed I was still in a state of shock.
Actually, he didn’t ask me if I could be his girlfriend. He only asked me if I felt something for him, I nodded, and that was it. He wasn’t even sure what I felt over that something.
Confused, I knew that a sullen and brooding expression crossed my entire face. I wasn’t even expecting us to get into this so soon. I could not contain my happiness, but I guessed that it was all too quick. I didn’t have any experience of having a boyfriend, and of course, nurturing a relationship. Suddenly having doubts, I hardly bit my lower lip.
What should be my reaction? I
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