Dorothy paused for a few seconds, her nod stiff and awkward. "Yeah, you surely know what's best for you." "That's right, Dorothy! After all, if I became a stepmom, I'd be the fairy tale kind of stepmother!" Dorothy watched as Karen forced a smile, entertaining herself with the joke. But it wasn't funny. Not one bit.

What they didn't realize was that Jeffrey hadn't left all night.

He had stood at the doorstep of Karen's apartment, exhausted, eventually sitting on the steps, leaning against the wall.

It felt like only by being there, he could be a little closer to her.

Anyway, it was better than going back to that cold mansion.

early morning, just as Jeffrey had barely closed his eyes, he sensed someone looming over him! He jolted awake, looking up to see

his thick eyebrows furrowed,

apartment door with a low voice, "Come downstairs." "Oh." Jeffrey got up from the

the stairs; both strikingly handsome, the kind that could

was quiet. Otherwise,

Everett had deliberately taken

are you back, man?" Everett had shared his situation with Jeffrey, so the

it be? "Man, you've got it rough,” Jeffrey said after thinking for a moment, then added, "Rougher than me." Everett glanced at him through the rear-view mirror, "Not as rough as you think, buddy. I've got two kids.

muttered under his breath, now cozy in the comfortable seat, his

go." Everett said nothing, and

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