Halfway through dinner, I calmly suggested that maybe the time had finally come for us to have a small ceremony.
David’s expression changed immediately.
He put down his fork and laughed.
I still remember that laugh.
It wasn’t the laugh of a man in love.
It was the laugh of a man who was absolutely certain I would never leave him.
“I’m never going to marry you, Rachel.”
For several seconds, I simply stared at him.
“Why?”
He leaned back in his chair and shrugged.
Then he said something that made me realize I had spent ten years living under an illusion.
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David leaned back in his chair and shrugged.
“Because I don’t see the point,” he said. “We already live like we’re married. Why complicate things with legal paperwork?”