The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

"Me? Out of my mind? Did you have to react so dramatically to me? Why didn't you react that way with that other guy?" Lucas narrowed his eyes threateningly.

"What did you think Nathan and I were doing in my lounge?" Melody gestured to herself with a perplexed expression. Lucas offered no response, yet his silence spoke volumes.

"What do you take me for, Lucas? Just because you don't respect me doesn't mean you can assume that others won't either!" Irritated, she took two steps back and distanced herself from him.

The lounge door was wide open when he entered. If she had harbored ulterior motives, she would have been an idiot to leave the door open like that. They had merely signed a contract, and he had no right to attack another man as if he was her boyfriend-which he clearly was not.

respect? Do you think it's appropriate for you to be so close to that

that there was never a condition in the contract that allows us to interfere in another person's private life?" Melody retorted angrily. Lucas had

do you mean? Do you want to renegotiate the contract?" Lucas sneered,

feelings and use them against you when you inserted that clause in the contract?" Though the contract explicitly prohibited Melody from having feelings for Lucas, developing such feelings was not something she had full control over. It was also one of the reasons Melody loathed herself. She had failed in that aspect, and she did not want him

to you the other day about asking you to

forget! You did-" Melody yelled, her voice cracking. She did not expect Lucas to try to shift the blame on her when he had clearly

appalling. 'What do you take me for? Am I a pet that you can play with whenever you're in a good mood and then ignore after

endured enough suffering from those feelings that she never should have had

Lucas held Melody's shoulders and tried to figure out what was going on in her mind. "I've already given you enough time. Haven't you realized