Chapter 32

Before anyone could say anything, Serena had somehow wandered over to Dominick, grabbed his hand with her little fingers, and started tugging him toward the couch. "Sir, please sit."

Dominick felt the warm, soft hand in his, and for a second, it was like his heart was suddenly full. He just let her lead him over to the couch without a word.

Paisley, trying to be polite but still wanting to get rid of them, spoke up, "Rena, they're leaving soon."

She didn't want to seem too cold in front of Serena, but at the same time, she was ready for this awkward visit be over.

Serena, though, wasn't picking up on any of that. Her big, innocent eyes blinking up at Paisley, she said, "But Mom, you say when we have guests, we should treat them properly. They've been standing for ages. That's not right."

Serena thought to herself, 'This man indeed seemed a bit scary yesterday and asked my mom so many questions, but Mom said he was a guest, so that means I should be nice to him.'

watching Paisley get caught in

the couch, Serena turned to Grayson, but her voice wasn't as soft as it had been with Dominick. It sounded a little stiff, maybe even a

an invitation to be close; it was more like a polite

to the couch, looking like

say they had already stayed for a while and were about to leave. But before she could speak,

came back with a glass of juice and passed it to Dominick. "Sir, the juice is made

legs moved too fast, and

him there first. He quickly swooped down and caught

had messed up, Serena was embarrassed,

arm. He gently took the empty cup from

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