Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Roseanne was puzzled.

York replied, "Yeah, he's the boss."

Roseanne sighed heavily and reluctantly dialed Corley's number...

Her declaration from the other day, "You, my friend, are too cunning for your own good. It's best we keep our distance," wasn't just talk.

The guy was too slick, a real fox. The slightest lapse in judgment and you'd find yourself ensnared in one of his traps.

So, the best and most effective strategy Roseanne could come up with was to stay away.

Yet, no sooner had she vowed this than she found herself reaching out to him again.

Talk about a slap in the face.

...

Meanwhile, York hung up his phone and glanced back at Leda, still snoring away in bed, and his irritation flared.

"Who insisted I be on time, not a minute late?! And what do I get? I'm here, and you're still in dreamland! I've been cooling my heels for forty minutes now, Leda. Don't you have a conscience?!" Leda in bed stirred, then rolled over, continuing her slumber.

York was baffled.

Fuming, he approached the bed. "Tell me, did you go out partying again last night?"

As he interrogated her, his eyes scanned the room like radar, checking every corner.

Thankfully, there were no signs of another man.

his gaze fixed on the

Two glasses?!

irrational anger surged

"Leda Reynolds!"

Thwack!

pillow flew at him, hitting him squarely on the

sat up, visibly irritated. "Can't you ever shut up? If you can wait, then wait. If not, get

was allowed to

York was dumbfounded.

to talk back

"Leda-"

"Get lost!"

enough to become a

Who was he afraid

away, leaving her with the image of his dignified departure, something stopped him in his tracks. He cursed

passed, and

she lazily ran a hand through her

paused. "...Why are you still

the sofa opposite

replied somberly,

with

to see

week ago, York's mom had

agreed without

was that