So she dared not ask too much, nor did she dare let him introduce his friends to her. She was afraid he'd ask about her friends.

Felix quickly returned to Listina's side, where she had been waiting for him.

"Felix, I'm craving an apple."

He carved her a couple of bunnies, a little trick he used in the past to charm her. He was still a pro at it.

Listina's eyes crinkled into crescents, "How about one more?"

With a flourish of his paring knife, Felix carved out another bunny, a perfect likeness.

But the apple he'd prepared for Carol was just lazily chopped into cubes. He certainly hadn't taken the tto carve animals to

please her back then.

Carol didn't know any of this, believing she was in a romantic relationship with Felix.

By the tMaja finally had a moment to catch up with her, Carol had been "dating" Felix for three months.

Carol sat across from Maja, a smile on her face.

"I can't introduce you just yet. You have no idea how amazing he is."

Maja was indifferent to romance, more interested in her laptop and the designs she was tweaking. When they met for a meal, her

computer was her plus-one.

Carol leaned in close, popping a piece of cheese into Maja's mouth.

"Maja, I heard lan is coming back from abroad. Is it true? You might actually meet your husband in name. Just wonder if he'll bring

his high school sweetheart with him."

Maja's fingers danced on the keyboard, her face composed.

"It's true. Holden's calling him back. As for the sweetheart, I really wouldn't know."

Carol munched on fruit, sighing before studying Maja's expression.

mean,

didn't even pause in her typing, "Why would I be? We've never spoken. He

went alone.

thinking about it - who could be

him. There are plenty of good-looking guys in

up and bring him to you, guaranteed to

from staying up late with

return has nothing to do with me,

pressure her, and so would the Pennyfeathers, to charm

grabbed her phone to reply

And who says men are the only ones allowed to play the field?

with his first love for years. Why stay chaste at hfor that? I have

them keep you company."

found it amusing, noticing the love bites on Carol's neck -

was curious

been quick to fall in love but just as

usually fleeting, but this tseemed different. Three months and they'd taken

of expertise, patted

the feeling of it until you've been there. The thing about men and women is,

you've slept

nature, glanced around to make sure no one

hand.

less detail. I get

smile unguarded.

in

break through any

been three months.

to keep

passed by an adult store in the mall. It was an automated shop, and although she had

before, she now felt a

choosing something incredibly sexy, she sent Felix

place, I've got a surprise for

message, feeling thrilled

and spending twith Listina, squeezing in

schedule and knew

him but didn't know how to

outright wasn't an

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