Chapter 1944

Erica paused. "After watching you for a while, I figured you were just raised like a stray."

Randy clapped a hand over her mouth. "Okay, enough, stop talking."

He had thought their feelings were mutual all these years. Turned out, it was all in his head.

He broke down, realizing Erica was just that oblivious.

"But you were sneaky-smart," she added, tugging at his tie. "If you liked me, why didn't you just say so?"

"I did. You didn't listen."

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"Yup."

"When?"

She couldn't recall any signs.

Randy sighed, "I tried confessing on the school field, flowers and all. But before I could finish, you snatched the flowers."

"Oh. I remember." Erica said. "It was Teacher's Day. I thought you got those for the teacher. I wondered why you were dragging your feet. You should have just asked me to be your girlfriend. I would have got it."

"I did say it."

"Huh?"

"After you took the flowers, I said it."

"Uh... I don't remember that at all."

"You thanked me and ran upstairs. That afternoon, I saw my roses in the office flower vase."

Erica had no clue, and Randy continued, "Another time, I pulled you aside to talk, but halfway through, you dragged me into a fight."

"That's because you lost to me that day. You were moping, and I thought you were mad that I beat you."

"Indeed. You didn't hold back when you hit me."

"I swear, I went easy. Who knew you'd fake being weak just to lose?"

That night, they stayed up swapping embarrassing childhood stories.

Debra eavesdropped at the door. Marion crept up behind her, wrapping his arms around her.

"Is it fun?"

"I didn't hear anything. Weird. It was just noisy a second ago."

"A break, maybe."

Erica and Randy had their wedding plans set. But Erica was hit with pre-wedding jitters.

"What should I do? I never planned on getting married," she said, pacing back and forth. "Were you nervous when you got married?"

"Not really," Debra said, thinking back. "With Marion there, I wasn't too stressed."

"But Randy is always unreliable," Erica fretted. "What if we're not right for each other? What if he starts looking for other women too?"

"Too?" Debra echoed.