The playful tone in his voice was obvious.

Under the flickering shadows, Gregory leaned casually against a tree, his

cropped hair tousled across his forehead, the corners of his eyes curved

upwards, embodying a spirit of wild and carefree abandon.

It seemed lost on him how inappropriate it was to say such a thing to

someone he had met moments ago.

In the biting chill of the evening, I wondered what brought him out into the

yard.

I pocketed my phone, slightly on guard. “What brings you out here?”

“Don’t worry. I wasn’t following you.” Gregory spoke with a lazy drawl, “It was

too stuffy inside. I needed some fresh air. Little did I know RiverCity folks

were so open.”

said, “It’s

Gregory seemed complicated. He wasn’t

too involved with.

be upfront. “Could you keep

now?”

situation to work out in my favor. All would

Gregory spilled the beans.

He agreed readily and quickly changed the subject,

me?”

“In

man of interests.

little

more likely it

I’d been eavesdropping on their less-thanpublic

to leave, I asked, “What

said, a smirk on his lips, “How about you

you

without a

might not even see each other again.

could hold whom accountable?

at my thin black dress.

question caught me off guard, and I replied

made things easier for me, sparing me

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