Chapter 235: If She Says No
In all of the rom-coms that Emily watched but would swear until she was blue in the face that she did not. Being asked to be someone’s girlfriend was a big deal.
Whenever it came to that point in the movie where the guy finally worked up the courage to ask the girl out. Emily was always cheering.
Often with tears in her eyes and a big smile on her face. That was how important the will you be my girlfriend question was.
After all, that was the question that led to the beautiful dates. The extravagant wedding where the couple had eyes only for each other. The big house that they moved into afterwards, and had kids that looked like them. The happily ever after. It all started with, will you be my girlfriend? And before all of that could start, it just needed one word from the girl, a simple yes, and the story would move along, the couple heading off into the sunset together.
That was how things went in the movies. And Emily really loved that part. That being said, the movies were the movies and real life was real life. When Derek had refused to accept her apology, Emily had been crestfallen. And then, the smooth man that he was. He had somehow turned that into him asking her to be his girlfriend. Emily had felt like swooning.
’Yes, yes Derek, I will be your girlfriend,’ She had wanted to say. But then the cold chains of reality
had wound tight around her, and pulled her back from the edge. Reminding her that this was not some romantic comedy.
That this was a real life question. One that would have real life consequences depending on how she answered it.
It was not something that she could rush into. And so Emily had looked into Derek’s expectant eyes and she had done something that had felt like it would be an impossible feat.