My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Hendrix's laughter came from the other end, his voice sounding extra seductive as he asked, "I'm almost home. Have you had dinner?"

I hummed in assent and began to think about how to tell him that I was in Lancille Village. I asked, "Have you eaten yet?"

"Yes, I have!"

I smiled and said, "Good boy, you know how to take care of yourself. By the way, I came to Lancille Village this morning, and I have a lot of things to do. So, I'm going to stay here tonight."

He only gave me a hum of assent, but the joy in his voice faded a little. He said with some disappointment, "I'm going to sleep alone at night?"

The audacity...

I laughed and said, "Well, I was all alone in the morning. So, where were you during the day? Who were you with?"

I had to admit that my way of changing the topic wasn't that great.

Can you come back tomorrow? Let's

things to do, so I was unable

"I don't think so. What's the

have to go back to Jarold City. I have something to deal with

been in Asherton for almost two months. There had to be a lot of unattended matters in Jarold City and he would face losses if

many

"Evan will stay here. If you need anything, you can

I nodded in agreement.

Naomi came out of the bathroom, wrapped in a towel, and looked

Then, I looked at her and said, "You're dressed up

cold if she wore it in such cold weather. Grinning, she circled me and said, "Let's not talk about

on some light makeup. Then, she found a fox fur mink

high-heeled shoes to match her outfit and looked at me. She

a way. I nodded, looked at