Pick: Hug/Kiss/Date/Block

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1. Hug, kiss, date or block. Pick one. You can't change it.
2. wait
3. I'm serious.
4. why are you doing this?
5. Because I'm done guessing what you want.
6. so what happens for each?
7. Hug = I hug you in front of everyone tomorrow.
8. kiss?
9. Kiss = I kiss you. No hiding.
10. date?
11. Date = we go official. I tell people.
12. block?
13. Block = I walk away. No explanations. Delete you.
14. that's... a lot to put on me
15. Then pick. Or I will.
16. if I pick kiss do we have to do it tomorrow?
17. Yes. 9pm. By your car. No backing out.
18. and date — you tell people?
19. I make it official to my family and my group chat. No 'maybe'.
20. this feels like a test
21. Maybe it is. I'm asking because I'm out of time.
22. out of time for what?
23. For pretending we're just friends.
24. so you're serious about this?
25. Dead serious. Pick.
26. ...date
27. You said it.
28. I did. I mean it.
29. Good. Because I've wanted that for two years.
30. two years??
31. Yes. I tried to hide it. I thought I'd wait for you to notice.
32. why make me choose like this then?
33. Because I couldn't wait any longer. I needed you to be sure.
34. okay. so... what happens now?
35. Tomorrow I tell my group chat we're together. I introduce you as mine.
36. are you nervous?
37. Terrified. Excited. Mostly terrified.
38. me too
39. Also—one more thing.
40. what
41. I already told my mom. She asked if she should start planning 'the thing.'