The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

It would be remiss to claim that Vince did not love Rita, but there were numerous considerations clouding his feelings. There was his desire to have a family that at least looked complete and could be admired by all.

Sherman could not help but feel a pang of sorrow for Rita's predicament and wished she would not have to go through that at all.

The names Karen Parr and Esmond Parr popped up in his mind, and he sat up abruptly as soon as he thought of that. For some reason, he had numerous recent encounters with individuals whose surname was Parr.

"Tch, I shouldn't be overthinking things. Parr is a common surname. It's absurd to assume that they're all connected," he chided himself before settling back down.

Half an hour later, he still found it difficult to sleep. It was one of those times he wished that Lucy would have just handed him several stacks of documents to review. Rather than toss aimlessly in bed, he could better use the time to review some contracts. Unfortunately, he did not bring any home, so he resigned himself to another two hours of tossing before finally drifting off.

The next morning, Rita awoke feeling disoriented until she noticed Sherman's message. [Let me know when you're up. I'll fetch you.]

message. Memories of the previous day's

up and got ready, opting for a casual dress. When she finished freshening up, she looked at herself in the mirror

same thing she did the day before and choose vulnerability in front of

He would never judge her for what happened, and

and muttered to her reflection,

on his car door while scrolling on his cell phone made Rita's heart

you waiting!" Rita

at the sound of her voice. "No worries, I just got here. You don't look like a

you mean by that? Are

dressed like a college student," Sherman replied. He reminisced about their encounter at the Russells' banquet, where ske donned an evening dress and put on a delicate layer of

a preppy manner made him feel as if she was no longer unapproachable, shortening the distance between them to within