[Her eyes flick downwards again, her breath leaving her unsteadily. They're only just getting used to telling other people about what they truly are, and that's nervewracking. Each time she tells someone, she has to steel herself for the worst. The thought of a giant party loudly boasting that fact is . . . uncomfortable. Never mind the fact she'd be expected to be emotional, not just in front of Robert, but everyone . . . god, what a prospect.
It's not that she's opposed to the idea. Marriage itself, the ring and the state of being both, that suits her just fine. It's all the fuss surrounding the event she has trouble squaring away, but that fuss is precisely what Robert wants.]
Tell me why.
[She reaches for one of his hands, gripping it tightly.]
Do you . . . is it because we've never gotten to be affectionate in public before?
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It's not that she's opposed to the idea. Marriage itself, the ring and the state of being both, that suits her just fine. It's all the fuss surrounding the event she has trouble squaring away, but that fuss is precisely what Robert wants.]
Tell me why.
[She reaches for one of his hands, gripping it tightly.]
Do you . . . is it because we've never gotten to be affectionate in public before?