Burning Passion: Love Never Die

Instead of sitting at his desk, Carlos was reading a file while relaxing on the sofa. Megan was at his desk. She was doing her homework.

“Ah, it’s Debbie. Hi Debbie! Come on in!” Megan put down her pen and came to the door when she spotted Debbie standing there.

“Debbie? Huh! What happened to “Aunt Debbie”? Is it because the secretary is here and she doesn’t want her to know about my relationship with Carlos?’ Debbie didn’t like to think badly of Megan, but from what she had learned about that girl, that was most Likely the case.

Megan’s words drew Carlos’ attention away from his work. He dropped the file and scolded, “Don’t be disrespectful.”

Megan intimately held Debbie’s arm and said, “Uncle Carlos, Debbie and

I are almost the same age. Calling her Aunt makes her sound much older.

I think ‘sister’ is fine. Right, Debbie?”

Debbie couldn’t manage a smile, as much as she tried. Yes, Megan hadn’t done anything to harm

wry smile and

else. He stood up from the sofa

Debbie, “Come in.”

out on Carlos’ desk. There were science papers, math papers,

turned to Megan

give these back. Bye,” she said to Carlos. It was quick, and decisive, just not quite the way she had envisioned it. But, then again, she hadn’t imagined she’d run into Megan here. Who knew

did with Megan

idea what she did, or why Debbie

to stay there a minute longer and continue

was no way to make this any better,

wondered. ‘And what does Carlos have to do with her?’ Zelda knew