"I'm sure he has, and I bet you were sugar sweet and oh-so-grateful," nodding his head appreciatively. He nearly bites his tongue, but he's never good at that-- and for some reason this sore spot feels unnaturally painful.

"You make it hard, you know; watching couples like you compared to the rest of us. Let me guess, he got you flowers and smiled with his pearly whites and told you how beautiful you looked in your little red dress."