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“Of course I’d come to your wedding,” Raph said, his voice a little strangled.
But then another person came up and lifted a glass to Tonia. “Congratulations on your wedding!”
“Thank you for coming today,” Tonia said with a smile.
Raph instantly thought he was thinking too much about it. Tonia’s remarks didn’t mean anything special; she was just being nice and thanking him for being there. It was the same way she talked to any other guest.
She thought he had finally become just another regular person in the crowd, just like everyone else.
Raph’s shoulders dropped a little.
Sammy saw and clapped him on the back. “Thanks, Raph.”
Raph wanted to ask, “Are you thanking me for being here today?” Or are you thanking me for being stupid and letting Tonia go to you? ”
But all he could say when he opened his mouth was, “Take good care of her.”
Sammy nodded and said, “I will.”
“Don’t pick on her. She’s too nice to talk back when you disagree with her.
Sammy laughed softly. “Don’t worry.” Her tongue is sharp now. I wouldn’t even think about starting a fight with her.
“Is that true?”
“Raph, people change,” Sammy replied. “Aunt Windy told me that you’re not going to Silicon anymore.” Are you going to York instead? ”
“Yeah,” Raph said.
“I don’t know much about the gaming industry, but if you need help with anything legal, don’t hesitate to call me,” Sammy said.
Raph smiled a little. “I don’t think I’d hire you again.” I lost my wife the last time I did it.
“Stop it,” Sammy said as he lightly punched his shoulder.
At that moment, Jane said Tonia, “There are still a few tables left to toast.” The class monitor and the rest of the group are waiting for you.
“Okay.” Tonia nodded and then looked at Raph. “The class monitor is also here. Want to get back in touch with them? ”
“No.” There are things I need to do. “Hey, I just wanted to stop by and see you two,” Raph said.
“Okay, then. “Have a safe trip,” Tonia remarked.
His eyes stayed on Tonia’s hand, which was still as thin and lovely as ever. But now, another guy grasped it tightly.
“Ton,” Raph yelled.
Tonia stopped and said, “What is it?”
“Can you light a cigarette for me?”he said softly.
Tonia looked at him for a time, then Sammy told her to “Go on.”
Raph pulled out a Zippo lighter that wouldn’t blow out. Its gold case used to be brilliant, but with time it had faded and worn down.
Tonia knew right away what it was. It was the present she had bought him for his 20th birthday. She had worked part-time for a month to save up for it.
She thought he had thrown it away a long time ago, yet here it was. She grabbed it from his palm as he came in closer and put a cigarette between his lips.
Tonia tried to light the cigarette by flicking the lighter, but it wouldn’t work.
Raph was shaking, and soon it got worse and he couldn’t stop it.
Tonia steadied the cigarette with one hand and brought the flame closer with the other until it finally caught.
Then she gave him the lighter back.
He said, “Thank you,” in a low voice.
“You’re welcome.” She turned around and left with Sammy.
He just had the ten seconds it required to start a cigarette.
Sammy bent down a little to fit Tonia’s height. He said softly, “I think I’ve seen that lighter before.” Tonia said, “It was a popular design back then.” If you’ve seen it, it’s not unexpected.
Sammy didn’t push the issue, but he remembered it quite well.
A long time ago on New Year’s Day, Raph had the lighter in his hand and was showing it out like it was a precious possession. When he met Sammy, he held it up proudly and exclaimed, “Look, Sammy, Ton got me this.” Isn’t it lovely? ”
Tonia’s life was really good after the wedding.
Tonia thought that marrying Sammy was a good idea, even though Kelvin sometimes asked when they planned to have kids.
He was an adult, so he was emotionally stable, attentive, and kind. She was the one in charge of most of their relationship, even if he had very strong desires in the bedroom. Sammy rarely spoke out against her.
Sammy had informed Tonia that he was going to buy a new house for them and fix it up the way she wanted it.
His present flat was designed in a simple black-and-white style that wasn’t very warm and cosy. Tonia’s modest apartment was a little out of the way, and the bed was too small.
Tonia still seemed to be on guard. Her bedroom still only had a single bed that was just over three feet wide.
Luckily, they were both thin. Sammy didn’t mind holding her close while they slept, even though it was cramped. But after a while, he started to worry that his lower back would give out 20 years too soon.
He talked to Tonia about it, but she didn’t seem very excited about it.
Sammy understood why. Tonia didn’t mind buying a house. In fact, with his income or even her own savings, it was easy to get a new place.
Tonia didn’t want to buy a new house with him because of what it meant. She had already given in by going through the wedding ceremony to please the Bush family elders. She didn’t want to get married again.
Sammy understood, so he put the idea on wait for now. But in doing so, he ended up being the one left feeling insecure.
After a few months of adjustment, Tonia had completely returned her vitality. She was even more extroverted than before. She and Jane created a food blogging account together. Tonia handled the cooking, and Jane took care of the filming and editing.
At first, Sammy believed it was just a fun project for Tonia to undertake with her closest friend. As long as it made her happy, that was all that mattered. But to his amazement, within three months, their account had over 200,000 followers.
But then another person came up and lifted a glass to Tonia. “Congratulations on your wedding!”
“Thank you for coming today,” Tonia said with a smile.
Raph instantly thought he was thinking too much about it. Tonia’s remarks didn’t mean anything special; she was just being nice and thanking him for being there. It was the same way she talked to any other guest.
She thought he had finally become just another regular person in the crowd, just like everyone else.
Raph’s shoulders dropped a little.
Sammy saw and clapped him on the back. “Thanks, Raph.”
Raph wanted to ask, “Are you thanking me for being here today?” Or are you thanking me for being stupid and letting Tonia go to you? ”
But all he could say when he opened his mouth was, “Take good care of her.”
Sammy nodded and said, “I will.”
“Don’t pick on her. She’s too nice to talk back when you disagree with her.
Sammy laughed softly. “Don’t worry.” Her tongue is sharp now. I wouldn’t even think about starting a fight with her.
“Is that true?”
“Raph, people change,” Sammy replied. “Aunt Windy told me that you’re not going to Silicon anymore.” Are you going to York instead? ”
“Yeah,” Raph said.
“I don’t know much about the gaming industry, but if you need help with anything legal, don’t hesitate to call me,” Sammy said.
Raph smiled a little. “I don’t think I’d hire you again.” I lost my wife the last time I did it.
“Stop it,” Sammy said as he lightly punched his shoulder.
At that moment, Jane said Tonia, “There are still a few tables left to toast.” The class monitor and the rest of the group are waiting for you.
“Okay.” Tonia nodded and then looked at Raph. “The class monitor is also here. Want to get back in touch with them? ”
“No.” There are things I need to do. “Hey, I just wanted to stop by and see you two,” Raph said.
“Okay, then. “Have a safe trip,” Tonia remarked.
His eyes stayed on Tonia’s hand, which was still as thin and lovely as ever. But now, another guy grasped it tightly.
“Ton,” Raph yelled.
Tonia stopped and said, “What is it?”
“Can you light a cigarette for me?”he said softly.
Tonia looked at him for a time, then Sammy told her to “Go on.”
Raph pulled out a Zippo lighter that wouldn’t blow out. Its gold case used to be brilliant, but with time it had faded and worn down.
Tonia knew right away what it was. It was the present she had bought him for his 20th birthday. She had worked part-time for a month to save up for it.
She thought he had thrown it away a long time ago, yet here it was. She grabbed it from his palm as he came in closer and put a cigarette between his lips.
Tonia tried to light the cigarette by flicking the lighter, but it wouldn’t work.
Raph was shaking, and soon it got worse and he couldn’t stop it.
Tonia steadied the cigarette with one hand and brought the flame closer with the other until it finally caught.
Then she gave him the lighter back.
He said, “Thank you,” in a low voice.
“You’re welcome.” She turned around and left with Sammy.
He just had the ten seconds it required to start a cigarette.
Sammy bent down a little to fit Tonia’s height. He said softly, “I think I’ve seen that lighter before.” Tonia said, “It was a popular design back then.” If you’ve seen it, it’s not unexpected.
Sammy didn’t push the issue, but he remembered it quite well.
A long time ago on New Year’s Day, Raph had the lighter in his hand and was showing it out like it was a precious possession. When he met Sammy, he held it up proudly and exclaimed, “Look, Sammy, Ton got me this.” Isn’t it lovely? ”
Tonia’s life was really good after the wedding.
Tonia thought that marrying Sammy was a good idea, even though Kelvin sometimes asked when they planned to have kids.
He was an adult, so he was emotionally stable, attentive, and kind. She was the one in charge of most of their relationship, even if he had very strong desires in the bedroom. Sammy rarely spoke out against her.
Sammy had informed Tonia that he was going to buy a new house for them and fix it up the way she wanted it.
His present flat was designed in a simple black-and-white style that wasn’t very warm and cosy. Tonia’s modest apartment was a little out of the way, and the bed was too small.
Tonia still seemed to be on guard. Her bedroom still only had a single bed that was just over three feet wide.
Luckily, they were both thin. Sammy didn’t mind holding her close while they slept, even though it was cramped. But after a while, he started to worry that his lower back would give out 20 years too soon.
He talked to Tonia about it, but she didn’t seem very excited about it.
Sammy understood why. Tonia didn’t mind buying a house. In fact, with his income or even her own savings, it was easy to get a new place.
Tonia didn’t want to buy a new house with him because of what it meant. She had already given in by going through the wedding ceremony to please the Bush family elders. She didn’t want to get married again.
Sammy understood, so he put the idea on wait for now. But in doing so, he ended up being the one left feeling insecure.
After a few months of adjustment, Tonia had completely returned her vitality. She was even more extroverted than before. She and Jane created a food blogging account together. Tonia handled the cooking, and Jane took care of the filming and editing.
At first, Sammy believed it was just a fun project for Tonia to undertake with her closest friend. As long as it made her happy, that was all that mattered. But to his amazement, within three months, their account had over 200,000 followers.