Serenity caught her breath. After a short silence, she stammered, "I don't…" As she parted her lips to speak, his finger touched her lips.

Lucas pressed his finger against her lips, asking her to stop speaking with a pleading look in his eyes. "Please don't say it. Just today. Please don't say it, not in this dress."

Serenity shuddered at his request and did not finish the rest of her sentence.

"Okay, let's go. It's hard for you to get a taxi here with you dressed like this," Lucas said.

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