Chương 82: Ch 45a – Memory: Commit

"You're cancelling on me again, aren't you?"

"No. I mean, yes, but not because I want to. The trains, they're all delayed. And cancelled."

"Cara, I just got to Earl's Court. The trains are fine."

"Oh. Well, you must have gotten lucky."

"I am still in the station. I'm looking at the board; the trains are fine. Be honest. You don't want to meet them, do you?"

"I do, Tom. It's just- I mean, meeting parents, that's, that's something you do when-" Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings.

"When what? What's wrong with meeting my parents? I want them to meet you. I've told them all about you. They want to meet you. You'll like them."

"I'm sure they are lovely. It's just- That's something that people do when things are getting serious."

"You're not serious about us?"

"I am, it's just-""Just what, Cara? I thought girls wanted serious. I want serious. I want a future together. Don't you?"

"I- It's a bit fast, isn't it?"

"We've been going out for nearly eight months, Cara. Just get on the train. I'll tell them you were delayed. You can still get here in time for dinner."

"I- Look, Tom, I think you're amazing. Really you are. But I can't do this, us."

"Are you? Are you breaking up with me because you don't want to meet my parents?"

"I'm sorry, Tom. I just, I can't. You deserve better. You deserve a future with someone. A long, happy future. I can't give you that."