One night with my father's best friend

pte

o

attention on my mother. "Mom, is he the man I'm going to be l

like a

we might see each other. He didn't even ask for my contact so all that was left

d pinch me ba

talk," Mom replied flatly. "Please

radiated from his taut shoulders a

rtable? Why couldn't h

t friend. His name is Rowan

mouth, slowly transcending int

d, how come I never met him? Why wasn't

a club if they were truly b

realized that he wasn't at fault. I tried to reach him but my attempts were unsuccessful until last night when your mom reached ou

n't want that

ge, a clue or something. Anything,"

and knowing that he would never be able to apologize to his friend for the past was sou

tion by taking care of his daughter because I can't possibly be respon

inst it. One would think that she single-handedly funded the funeral cerem

you don't have to make it sound like I'm a bur

eting. "I'll do everything to make sure she's

There's no need for her to keep staying here sinc

t her. "Do you really want

stion. "Go pack your things.

have to hurry. I can

nudging me upstairs. "Don't worry.

~

ng down the stairs with a box on my

ounced when I got

I was wearing earlier to a short blue dress tha

stopping briefly on my cleavage. He gulped and

looking more excited than bef

s with her. I knew that leasing the house wasn't true but a facade

I caught her messing up. I was very sure her promiscuous

is being, and that was his only mi

I'll be calling from time to ti

her, gently collecting th

question on him. "Did you already know that m

lking about?" he

re at the hotel. Did you know t

I did

my face. "It would be fun living in your hou

an happen between us. I might have considered you, but I'm far older than you and not just

y at his blatant rejection.

you looked at me. Even today, before we left the house

duce me with your outf

my eyes briefly to h

I do that

m like an uncle to you, not a sex buddy. We won't

window. My eyes ran over the straight line of trees with

end who was faithful to me, but here I was thinking

ill a virgin, but I couldn't deny how

ed me to death because I wasn't supposed to feel

d me so much that I didn't r

re," he a

stepping out

ailed behind him. I took note of the beautiful flowers that decora

same chocolate scent he had on. I su

off these feelings if his sce

e to my

the decorative plants standing beside the

..." he was cut halfway by the st

seductively, clad in a red transpare

waves behind her, her lips smea

ed her gaze to him. "Hi, Rowan," she ran her fingers through h

t he covered it with a chuckle. "Y

her?" She gl

eement. You know what, just go

ar, but don't take long," she turned ar

ave company. A hot one tha

at tone with m

wn, my heart was melting. "Does your girlfriend

en he said, "I'll show you your room, then have the best time of