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Getting Belle's attention should have been easy. Gaston was nothing if not gorgeous, and he knew how to impress a girl.
Except this girl apparently when she was surrounded by books.
"Hello, Belle," Gaston greeted with his most charming smile.
"Mm." She sort of almost nodded in return, not once glancing up from the book in her hands. She skimmed over the page with her eyes before gently setting the book down and picking up the next.
He sighed longsufferingly. There was nothing to do but appeal to her enthusiasm. "What are you reading?"
"Mm." She never once looked up.