The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Corinne pulled up Joey, who was playing with his toys, from the carpeted floor. “Let’s put away your toys. We’ll have a walk outside the garden,” she said.

Joey nodded obediently. He put away his toys and ran back toward Corinne to hold her hand. “Auntie Sissy! Walk! Walk!”

Corinne got up and was about to take him outside when a servant came in and reported, “Mister Lucas, the Holdens are here.”

“Who exactly?” asked Lucas with a raised eyebrow. ‘It can’t be Jeremy since he’s abroad.’

“It’s Miss Francine and her grandmother. They said they’re here to see Miss Corinne,” answered the servant.

Corinne stopped walking when she heard that. She knew the Holdens were not welcome there since there was bad blood between them and the Riveras. It was only because of Corinne that Lucas was willing to put aside his grudge for the time being.

that said

she said, “Well, they’re already here. We

unwilling to do so, he still gestured with his chin for the

the servant quickly went to bring Francine and Pamela

Thus, he picked up his suit jacket and stroked

nothing of Lucas leaving without meeting the guests as she understood he did

after he left, Pamela walked into the living room

there!” said Francine, pointing

with Joey out of politeness. She did not walk over

if she wanted to make sure she was okay. She had not even touched the sofa when

nodded. “Yes. Thank you for your concern, Grandma Pamela. There’s plenty of