“Seriously, how can you say it’s trash if you haven’t even given it a chance?”

After a refreshing shower, Jeffrey felt a little revitalized. Shuffling in his slippers to the stereo, he decided to play a classic rock ballad to set the mood to dry his hair.

Karen stood there and watched his every move, feeling they were less like a one-night stand and more like an old married couple.

“What’s with the dallying?” She thought, amused by his need to primp.

“Are you in a rush?” Jeffrey caught her gaze in the mirror with a teasing smile on his face.

Karen pursed her lips, choosing silence over a witty retort.

Just then, her phone started buzzing inside her purse.

She glanced at the caller ID: Kenneth.

Slipping out of the bedroom and into the living room for privacy, she answered, “Hey!”

“Your mom and dad called me, worried ’cause you haven’t shown up at home. Didn’t I drop you at your doorstep? Didn’t you go inside?”

we got to talking. I’ve decided to grab dinner with the classmate.

a

“Will do!”

hesitated, worried that Jeffrey might make a noise and give her away. Opting for a

she made her way

front door

next instant, Jeffrey’s parents appeared in the foyer,

Silence.

his room with a towel casually wrapped around

Dad, you could’ve at least given me a

first from the surprise, coughed sternly to signal his displeasure before marching off. That left Paloma

over to tidy up a bit. Why didn’t you

of the

mind elsewhere, subtly signaled her son, “Honey, who

knew he couldn’t dodge

his mother, “Oh, I forgot to introduce you. This is my girlfriend, Karen!”Books

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