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."

if you need anything.

"Sure."

humoring me again. You're thinking, 'Sure, I'll say yes now, but when

twitched at the

your solo gig. But maybe, just maybe, think of me if you need help? I'm not asking to

"Head up then."

her ascend the stairs until her room light flicked on, then

...

was well taken care of. With Murray

glowed and even gained a bit of

slaved away, tolerating Millie's

Her struggles with insomnia, exacerbated by Millie's unpredictable demands, left her frazzled. Even if Millie was quiet, Beverley would wake up

Fed up, Beverley left Millie in the mall to

alone in the mall and sneaking back to enjoy yourself, are you living up to your duties?