were we really going to sit through dinner pretending we did n't know one another ? especially after what you said to me about stirring up gossip . '' i do n't plan to work all day . tell them to hold on-tell them to prepare . '' as if her plans had worked out in the end , after all . she laughed as well , but there was a fragile quality to it . i barely even understood what he was saying at that time . now , let me tell you the rest of the story ! 