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 just

about Gregory seemed complicated. He

too involved with.

lips and decided to be upfront.

now?”

needed this situation to work out in

Gregory spilled the beans.

quickly changed the subject, “What’s in it

me?”

“In

was straightforward. “I’m a man of interests.

a little something

it was for Margaret

possibly suspecting I’d been eavesdropping on their less-thanpublic affairs in

to leave, I asked, “What

He said, a smirk on

you know once

without a

not even see each other

could hold whom accountable?

up, glancing at my thin black

me off guard, and I replied almost

for me, sparing me

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