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.

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

was never a condition in the contract that allows us

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

conditions yourself, didn't you? Weren't you concerned that I might develop 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

you forgotten what I said to you the other day about asking

You did-" Melody yelled, her voice cracking. She did not expect Lucas to try to

you take me for? Am I a pet that you can play with whenever you're in a good mood and then ignore after that? If your relationship with Thalia is that good, why didn't you get her to help you with this charade?' Melody thought

feelings that she never should have had in the first place, and she refused to

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