"Moving out, moving out!"

Abandoning her breakfast, Christine sprung to her feet, eager to please. "Mr. Ford, your generosity knows no bounds. I'm forever grateful..."

"No thanks needed."

Gregory chimed in with a meaningful tone, "Consider it an early wedding gift for you and Dailey."

Christine was speechless, "..."

I was bewildered, aware that Gregory wasn't one to speak without reason. I quickly turned to Christine, "You and Dailey? What's going on??"

The prospect of my best friend's major life event being news to me before Gregory was shocking.

Christine cleared her throat, trying to downplay it, "It's not... what you think."

She was clearly out of her league in this chase!

Gregory nodded in understanding, "Dailey's a tough catch, huh?"

Christine was shocked, "He told you??"

Gregory chuckled, "Clarence dropped by my place last night. We ended up talking over a few beers."

was clear; Clarence had spilled

herself, "...There's

the crux of the matter, "So, there was something with

hair, finally sitting back down and confessing, "It's early days. Right now, it's just

us to chat, kissing my forehead before grabbing his car keys

have to deal with your lovey-dovey antics every day!" Once Gregory closed the door, Christine

laugh, not saying much, just looking

"It's alright."

gone, Christine spoke more freely, "It's just a bit of reverse psychology. The more he wants to

"Anyway..."

experiences, I sincerely added, "As long as

"Aren't you worried? If things with Dailey go south, it could affect you

"Why worry about that?"

would choose me

he always put

...

wait until the afternoon; right after lunch, she

her, ensuring her new place had everything she needed before rushing back home to dive into my

had enough staff, I could breathe a

sunset

neck was

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