Chapter 1046

In the evening, James gave in to Abigail's enthusiastic invitation and went for a walk with her. They were walking when he suddenly asked, "You happy now?" Abigail nodded and replied, "Yeah!" "What's so great about forcing me to stay?" "It makes me feel good inside." … James had planned to leave the following day, but Abigail's class reunion suddenly disrupted his plans. "There are these two guys in my class who have been persistently pursuing me, James. Could you drop me off at the class reunion and scare them off?" "Do I look that scary?" Abigail shook her head, then looked at James' face. She smiled and replied, "You're really handsome." James asked again, "How can being good-looking frighten people, then?" "You can just pretend to be my older brother, okay? I'm sure those guys will leave me alone, then." James found Abigail's request incredibly childish. It reminded him of a second-grader calling their older sibling for backup in a playground fight. "What time is the r