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The Lost Dom Series

Chapter 9 The Invitation

Word Count: 1350    |    Released on: 15/02/2023

utside one of Mr. Jones's open windows, hoping it was loud enough that my idea would work.

ght the whole album and hurried inside. As the first heart-p

invite and wrote them out quickl

... tomorrow I would invite Mr. Jones to my birthday party, personally. My stomach did a giddy flip-flop at the thought of seeing him

going to be

ough my morning routine at an almost inhumanly fast speed and bounced down the stars. I grabbed the stac

ng in bed all morning," my mother said as she walk

en and bright as the sun, filling the room with light from just her smile. I smiled, happy to see her before I went off to school, which was out of the norm. Mother must h

radiant!" Mrs. Short com

amazing today as well

le hug, then whispered into her

she found out that the cook had

y, remembering the last time she had been a

r, half-listening to my mother going

ing out of town this weekend, so you will need t

fell a bit behin

efore Mrs. Short could agree to

cessary. We hired Mrs. Short

weekend. She should be spending time with them instead o

a moment, then loo

dren?" Ingram asked

weekends that she hadn't been able to get off. Of course, my mother would never remember anything like that. Mrs. Short just nodded, having grown used to the c

re of myself. Mrs. Short and Mrs. Robinson can both take

the condition both came in early on Monday to clean

. Short shook her head slightly at

y ear when my mother wasn't looking. "Pic

nd looked at the time onc

ace as I hugged Mrs. Short once mo

ght was on. However, this time his front door was not open. I felt a bit disappointed, but I pushed those feelings aside. I stuck the

lled open, dropping it to the ground. I reached down to grab it and found myself looking up at the very man I wa

ked in yet. I finally met his eyes, and there was no smile on his face. But instead of anger, the emotio

" he asked as

my birthday,

you had jus

weeks. Better for my father's business," I explai

efore tossing the invite on the tabl

ood in front of him, trying not to

autiful you looked when you handed

erally, I leaned forward and inhaled his scent, letting it surround me and fill me. I realized I had closed my eyes and was leaning into him l

me, Rebecca," he quietly warned

ook my head able to una

t's dangerous?" he ask

d finally. "I just do

essed his hands against

Tell me, sweet one, have you ever even been kiss

d, unable to take my ey

jealousy seemed to flash

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1 Chapter 1 The Meeting2 Chapter 2 The Meeting Part3 Chapter 3 Party Planning4 Chapter 4 Party Planning Part 25 Chapter 5 Bus Ride Classes 6 Chapter 6 Bus Ride Home Again7 Chapter 7 Close Call8 Chapter 8 Invites and Rebellion9 Chapter 9 The Invitation10 Chapter 10 The First Kiss11 Chapter 11 A Night Alone12 Chapter 12 Shopping13 Chapter 13 Asking For Help14 Chapter 14 Keeping Busy15 Chapter 15 The Dress16 Chapter 16 Objections17 Chapter 17 The Party18 Chapter 18 The Party Part 219 Chapter 19 Bedtime20 Chapter 20 The Next Day21 Chapter 21 The Next Day Part 222 Chapter 22 Molly's Talk23 Chapter 23 Ride to Class24 Chapter 24 Research25 Chapter 25 Holidays26 Chapter 26 Holiday Rewards27 Chapter 27 Assumptions28 Chapter 28 Decisions29 Chapter 29 Shopping Again30 Chapter 30 The Opening Salvo31 Chapter 31 Retreat32 Chapter 32 The Guest33 Chapter 33 Standing up34 Chapter 34 Perfect Exits35 Chapter 35 The Club36 Chapter 36 The Return37 Chapter 37 Home38 Chapter 38 Rebecca's Rant39 Chapter 39 Who Wins 40 Chapter 40 Intimate Moments41 Chapter 41 Intimate Moments Part 242 Chapter 42 Intimate Moments Part 343 Chapter 43 At Last44 Chapter 44 Aftercare45 Chapter 45 Shower Time46 Chapter 46 A Good Night47 Chapter 47 Breakfast Interrupted48 Chapter 48 Requests and Goodbyes49 Chapter 49 Standing Tall50 Chapter 50 Molly's Chat51 Chapter 51 No Reply52 Chapter 52 To The Rescue53 Chapter 53 A Win 54 Chapter 54 Choices55 Chapter 55 Hard Decisions56 Chapter 56 Never Easy57 Chapter 57 Worlds and Cocoons58 Chapter 58 The Date59 Chapter 59 The Countdown60 Chapter 60 Epilogue Molly's Time61 Chapter 61 Molly Harper62 Chapter 62 Scott Monroe63 Chapter 63 Molly's Date64 Chapter 64 The Wine65 Chapter 65 The Club66 Chapter 66 Kneeling67 Chapter 67 Rules68 Chapter 68 Fresh Air69 Chapter 69 Pet Names70 Chapter 70 Scott's Castle71 Chapter 71 The Gazebo72 Chapter 72 Lesson One73 Chapter 73 Nicknames74 Chapter 74 The Discussion75 Chapter 75 Scott's Offer76 Chapter 76 The Kiss77 Chapter 77 Molly's Mother78 Chapter 78 Williamina Pt 279 Chapter 79 Crystal Clear80 Chapter 80 Scott's Thoughts81 Chapter 81 Explanations82 Chapter 82 Scott's Kiss83 Chapter 83 Playing84 Chapter 84 Finale85 Chapter 85 Old Friends86 Chapter 86 Running Away87 Chapter 87 The Ride88 Chapter 88 Maybe, Maybe Not89 Chapter 89 Molly's Phone Call90 Chapter 90 Back To The Club91 Chapter 91 The Wall92 Chapter 92 Hard Questions93 Chapter 93 The Couch Talk94 Chapter 94 Interruptions95 Chapter 95 The Tale of Esme96 Chapter 96 Chocolates97 Chapter 97 Eavesdropping98 Chapter 98 The Room99 Chapter 99 Experiment100 Chapter 100 Punishment