He kissed her for a while, his mood lifting with every second.

"Then just don't meet up with him again, okay? It's not like I did it on purpose- you're the one who always makes me jealous."

He kept kissing her, pulling her onto the couch and wrapping his arms around her waist.

"This couch really needs to go, you know. It's so uncomfortable. Next time, I'll ask my assistant to get you a new one. My back always hurts when I sit here too long."

His hands slid up slowly, his intentions written all over his face.

He was only twenty-three-right at that age where he couldn't get enough of this kind of thing.

Scarlette, though, was almost thirty. For women her age, work came first.

She turned away, already calming down.

Nicholas wasn't having it. He ran his hands around her waist, pouting, "What's wrong, big sis? Not in the mood?"

Scarlette stood up and walked to the bedroom.

Nicholas, still riding the high from just now, followed right behind her.

She picked up her pajamas, ready to head to the bathroom, but Nicholas stuck out an arm to stop her.

"Let's shower after."

"I have to be up at five tomorrow. There's so much work

Nicholas didn't push further. He shrugged off his already-ruined suit jacket. “Let's

but didn't

in the shower. Nicholas didn't get everything he wanted, but he still got plenty, and afterward he sprawled out on

her laptop and

out his phone and scrolled through

over twenty years. There were endless pictures of them

away at her laptop, fingers

leaned against the headboard, and every time he found a new photo, he'd lean

do you remember this one? My birthday. You didn't want to come home from school. It was pouring, and I went to find

but she glanced over when he spoke, then

been her first taste

to study,

her well, giving her the best

job was to keep Nicholas

the picture,

at school and was always busy-so busy she didn't come

at home for hours, hoping she'd come back to blow out the candles with him. The housekeeper tried

said she won't be home tonight. Why not blow

competition this weekend. She'll spend time

course Nicholas refused. He stubbornly waited until seven, even after the Greenards got home from work and the whole family gathered around to sing happy birthday. He

she really that busy?

doing great. Didn't

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