Rachel: Not trying to be rude and all, but is it true that you once took Emma on a dinner date to Paris and it did not turn out to be so romantic........
Emma: (shocked) everyone knows about it!
Rachel: We are the media remember?
Emma: But its personal.
Tom: I think we'll spill the beans this time Em. They already know quite a lot about it.
Rachel: (smiling) I look very dumb on screen so could you please get to the crispy part, I'm dying to hear all about it.
Tom: (looking at Emma) Well, maybe Emma should tell.
Emma: (smiling) Well, I don't really remember the date exactly, but it was in the month of Christmas. Tom had promised me a lovely dinner date in Paris for which I had always grumbled and since we were not fully known grown ups, Tom's distant aunt Merry decided to accompany us to Paris. It was absolutely okay with both of us because she was merry, like her name.
[Tom laughs]
And we went to Chez Paris, its one of the best restaurants in eastern Paris and believe me the food was wonderful, we had all the variety of cheese there is in this world mixed with a delicate cream.
Rachel: Must have been yummy?
Emma: amazing! And we had lot of things there and just as we were about to pay the bill and leave, we realized that we were some money short of the total expense. Tom freaked out, because it was his contribution. I did not have enough to pay the bill. So basically, we had no other option but to phone aunt Merry and tell her about this and pay the bill.
Tom: I had the money but we had to get back to the hotel as well.....
[Rachel laughs]
Rachel: That's what you call an ideal unromantic dinner date.
Tom: Sort of.
Emma: Absolutely.
Rachel :So do you ever talk about that day, or the past days when we could actually say "Tom is dating Emma"?
[Silence prevails]
Emma: Well Rachel, to be quite honest and not modest, we do. We do recall some such happy moments like the time we went out together or the times we had to hit the malls and theatres. But I'll tell you one thing, even though we had broken up, it was one of our best decision to be together. We have been the best of friends, I consider Tom as my second self and I still love him as my bestest friend ever and I know he'll be there for me.....
[Tom hugs Emma]
....for me till the end. even though we have separate commitments, we'll treasure those moments forever.
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