"..." Ella's body stiffened.
Collins Aiden seemed not to notice her abnormality, just letting the waiter pay the bill, and then, naturally holding her hand, leaving the restaurant.
Instead of taking her home, he drove the car in the opposite direction.
"Collins Aiden, it's getting late, I still have to go to the film crew tomorrow..."
"Girlfriend...can go on dates." Collins Aiden held the steering wheel with one hand, reaching across the car seat to hold her hand with the other.
"I'll take you...on a date."
A date...
These two ordinary words, spoken from his mouth, instantly became imbued with a sense of sacredness.
"Collins Aiden, can I ask you a question?" Ella hesitated for a moment, then tilted her head to look at him.
"In your mind, is there anything that a girlfriend can't do?"
Thinking of how she sold herself for a movie, she regretted it heartily.
