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\u201cEveryone practices,\u201d Emma said. \u201cOn my last date, I practiced for three days how I was going to tell the story about the time my cat ate my passport two days before my trip. You know what happened?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe man was allergic to cats and scared of airplanes. Two forbidden topics at once.\u201d Emma threw her hands up. \u201cI sat there like, \u2018So\u2026 do you like plants?\u2019 It was awful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Christopher was laughing so hard he was starting to draw attention from nearby tables.<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay, okay, you win. Dating is terrible for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cExactly. But being stood up on Christmas Eve\u2026\u201d Emma shook her head. \u201cThat deserves a medal. Like a medal for the worst timing in the universe. They should hold a ceremony.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you, that makes me feel so much better,\u201d Christopher said dryly.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re welcome. That\u2019s why I\u2019m here.\u201d Emma smiled. \u201cListen, let me tell you the truth. Any woman who leaves you waiting for an hour and twenty minutes on Christmas Eve doesn\u2019t deserve your time, your money, or that crooked little smile you\u2019re trying to hide.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have a crooked smile.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cEveryone practices,\u201d Emma said. \u201cOn my last date, I practiced for three days how I was going to tell the story about the time my cat ate my passport two days before my trip. You know what happened?\u201d \u201cWhat?\u201d \u201cThe man was allergic to cats and scared of airplanes. Two forbidden topics at once.\u201d Emma…<\/p>\n

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