Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

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."

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

didn't push further. He shrugged off his already-ruined

frowned but didn't

wanted, but he still got plenty,

her laptop and started

out his phone

Scarlette had known each other for over twenty years. There were

away at her

time he found a new photo, he'd

You didn't want to come home from school. It was pouring, and

was busy, but she glanced over when he spoke, then went right back to

her high school days. Living at school had been her first taste

could focus on what she wanted to study, without Nicholas always interrupting

treated her well, giving her the best schooling,

only job was

at the picture,

Scarlette boarded at school and was always

back to blow out the candles with him. The housekeeper tried

has a lot of homework. She called and said she won't be home tonight. Why not

for a competition this weekend. She'll

seven, even after the Greenards got home from work and the whole family gathered around

Is she really that busy? She promised

It's tough, and she's doing great. Didn't she say she'd spend time with