A Novel Romance Page #5

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To grab lunch.

Oh yeah?

Um, sorry I missed you.

It sounds like

You're in the car.

Are you going

Somewhere special tonight?

Uh, no.

Just clearing my head.

I'm actually way behind

On this project.

I'll probably spend

Most of the night working.

Working?

That doesn't sound very fun.

Yeah, not looking forward To it.

But we're still on

For tomorrow, right?

I guess.

If you still want to.

Of course I do.

I'll see you then, okay?

Okay. Bye.

Bye.

Working all night, huh?

He could've just told me.

Sophie?

Oh.

You're not...

This isn't...

This is my friend peter.

What are you doing here?

Good question.

I felt like

The world's biggest jerk.

I should've trusted Liam.

You're not the world's

Biggest jerk.

I mean, there have to be

At least two bigger ones.

You...

You were completely right.

This was just about

Me being scared.

Hey!

Don't beat yourself up Too much.

Nobody blames you for being

Careful about who you date.

But eventually you need

To take a leap of faith

And jump back in.

And that's exactly

What I'm gonna do.

I'm seeing Liam tonight,

I'm just going to come clean

About everything

And tell him The truth.

You think That's a good idea?

What kind of relationship

Can I hope to have

If it starts out

Being dishonest?

Are you sure

This doesn't fall into

The "what-he-doesn't-know-

Won't-hurt-him" category?

We just don't want to

see You Get hurt again.

I need to do this.

You have to Tell her the truth.

I am tonight.

How are you Going to do it?

I'm taking her To the cabin.

I'll tell her there.

I just hope she

Doesn't freak out.

I mean, if she thinks

I've been lying to her

This whole time...

Stop.

Liam, you're doing

The right thing.

Look at The bright side.

This will make your big

Reveal a whole lot easier,

One way or another.

And I'm proud of you

For doing that too.

Not like I have much choice.

Okay. Hugs.

Like the good old days.

Mm.

I'll let you know How it goes.

Yeah. I'll be

Thinking of you, kiddo.

Good luck.

It's so cozy.

Makes me Want to curl up

With a good book

And a glass of wine.

I always came here

With my parents.

Do you have One of those spots

Where you go to

And you just feel safe?

Forest park.

There's this old wooden

Bridge Surrounded by trees.

When I get stressed,

I just stand there

And listen to the water,

And all the troubles Melt away.

It's a magical place.

It sounds wonderful.

Everybody needs

Some place to escape to.

Exactly.

That's what it's like

For me out here.

Dinner awaits.

It's beautiful!

I didn't realize

You were such a romantic.

Ah, I didn't either.

This is delicious.

Mm. I can't cook

To save my life,

But I am fantastic

At ordering well.

Uh, look, there's

Something important

I need to tell you,

But I'm not really

Sure how to say it.

More couscous?

I'm fine.

Right.

Uh, all right, uh...

The thing is,

When we first met,

I didn't think things

Would progress so far.

Liam, wait.

Before You say anything,

I... I have to

Tell you something.

I...

Haven't been totally

Honest with you.

You haven't?

Remember how I told you

I recently went

Through a bad break-up?

You're getting back

Together with him.

What?

No!

Absolutely not.

Never. I just...

The whole thing Actually hit me

A lot harder Than I admitted.

He was a professional Athlete,

And the break-up

Was very public,

And...

Pretty humiliating, Honestly.

My terrible love life

Went viral.

That must've been awful.

Yeah.

A word of advice...

Never date A famous person.

I won't make That mistake again.

The worst part,

Though, was that...

This man that I thought I loved

Ended up being someone

Completely different

Than I thought he was.

I guess I just lost

My ability to trust men.

And so when I met you,

I was like,

"wow, too good

To be true."

And so I've kind of been

Giving you little tests

Just to prove

That you aren't...

Too good to be true.

Tests?

Yeah.

This is embarrassing.

I... My friends

Interrogating you.

Me dropping by During your lunch

With your client.

I kind of arranged Those things

Just to help myself Make sure

That this was real.

Oh! And the girl

You met

In front of My office, Tabitha,

We actually Work together,

And I overheard her

Asking you out.

You're the only woman

I wanted to go out with.

I know that now.

And I should've

Trusted it From the beginning.

I'm so sorry, Liam.

I don't know What else to say.

So that's it?

That's what you haven't

Been honest about?

You hate me, Don't you?

Sophie, I don't hate you.

I'm falling in love With you.

Okay.

That went better

Than I thought it would.

I feel so much better

Having that out in the open.

I've been so nervous all Night.

There was something

You wanted to say to me.

What? Oh. Oh, nothing.

Are you sure?

I'm so sorry.

I feel like I kind of

Hijacked your moment.

Ah, it's not important.

More wine?

Please.

I can't wait to see

What's for dessert.

What was I Supposed to do?

You were supposed to

Tell her the truth.

Well, this athlete

She was engaged to

Broke her heart,

And half the country

Was talking about it.

She swore she'd never

Date a famous person again.

What do you think

She's gonna do when She

finds out who I really Am?

I can't just dump

All this on her.

You've run out of time.

The reveal is tomorrow Night.

Well, then, Let's postpone it.

We can't.

Get me a meeting

With the publishers.

I'll find a way

To change their minds.

It won't be easy

To convince them, Liam.

Well, I'll find a way

To convince them.

I have to.

They can't do that.

Unfortunately,

The suits call the shots,

And they can do

Whatever they want.

But just to cut

All the book reviews?

That... that doesn't

Even make any sense!

They want more space

For video games and movies.

They're even making me

Create A whole new section

On celebrity gossip.

Book reviews just don't Have

enough juice these Days.

Look, I've been

A team player, Phil,

Covering music and movies,

Whatever you needed,

But you know the book

Reviews Are what I love.

That's the reason

I came to the daily.

What can I tell you, Sophie?

It's a business.

Lots of people read books!

I mean, sure,

It's a changing industry, But...

No more book reviews.

I wish It was different.

Then I don't know If I can stay.

I need to figure out

What it is I want to do.

Well, that's a decision

You're gonna have to make.

But make it quickly.

I got a paper to run.

So you don't think

It's a stupid thing to do?

Not at all, But it's a big step.

I'm terrified.

But I think it's what I Want.

You were right,

That's what's important.

Well, it sounds

Like a good plan.

I'm gonna Go with my gut.

I guess it worked

With you yesterday.

That's right.

Look, I-I found out

That I have to go to new

York For a meeting tomorrow,

So I'm a little frazzled.

I fly out in a couple of Hours.

Wait. New York? Why?

Just a contractual thing

I need to address,

But I have to do it In person.

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