Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

"You're so handsome, I'm totally smitten, let's give it a shot, be my boyfriend..."

"Wow, aren't you the bold one," Roseanne laughed.

"My biggest virtue is my courage to dream big and act on it."

"Yeah? Maybe just stick to dreaming for now," Roseanne teased.

Corley, seemingly oblivious to her subtle rejection, grinned, "Dream first, then do."

"Not everything can be done," she said, dampening his spirits a bit.

"No worries. You gotta try, right? No regrets. Who knows? Maybe it'll happen."

Roseanne didn't respond.

At the staircase, Corley stopped, "This is you."

"Thanks."

need

"Sure."

me again. You're thinking, 'Sure, I'll say yes now, but when push comes to shove, I

smirk twitched at the corner

if you need help? I'm not asking to be the

"Head up then."

ascend the stairs until her room light

...

spending nearly a month in the villa, Millie's pregnancy was stable and she was well taken care of. With Murray away and

glowed and even gained a bit of

slaved

unpredictable demands, left her frazzled. Even if Millie was quiet, Beverley would wake up

shopping without a care, unaware of the concept of restraint. Fed

Beverley lounging and eating watermelon, Millie scoffed, "Leaving me alone in the mall and sneaking back to enjoy yourself, are you living up to your duties? What if something happened to me? Don't you care about your