BECK- PRESENTI will never admit to this, even though Rosa has accused me of the same several times this evening, but the reason I'm waiting at the entrance is not to greet the guests like I have been claiming to do. I'm here because I am waiting for her.Each time someone approaches the entrance, I'm eager to see if she is the one; impatient to see her, and how she looks in the dress I selected. It was uncharacteristic of me, but I wanted her to fit in. I know tonight will be hard on her, and that I should have introduced her to the family before this. But I have been busy, avoiding her, and with work.“You look ravishing tonight,” I whisper to her when we get in an elevator together. Her cheeks redden, but I can't tell if it's from my compliment, because she just glares at me. “Try to take it easy tonight, no need to put yourself out.”“Not putting myself out involves my not being here. So except you're offering to take me home, to my house, your words mean nothing to me.” She didn’
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