I give that some thought, mostly to humor him, before I can't hold a chuckle back in. He looks irritatedat first but then joins in, shaking his head."Man, I know just how soap opera that sounds! But seriously, what shall I do?""Just be yourself," I reply sagely, then snort and go back on that. "Just your non-deceiving, not toomuch of an asshole kind of self. And no grand gestures, those really never work out."He nods, agreeing with me, before he turns the motion into a shrug."Well, you asking Bella if she'd marry you kind of did work out for you."I chuckle, shaking my head."Last time I checked we're not engaged anymore, whatever the fuck that even means, so I'm sure thereare a lot of women between ages five to a hundred who would disagree with you.""You're still together, madly in love, apparently both secure enough in your relationship to fuck thesame guy, and in Bella's case, abuse me as a bed warmer, to me that sounds a long way towards'working out', if you
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