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.”

“It’s just

Gregory seemed complicated. He wasn’t someone to

too involved with.

lips and decided to be

now?”

this situation to work out in my favor. All would be

Gregory spilled the beans.

and quickly changed

me?”

frowned. “In it for

“I’m a man of interests. Never do

little

likely it was for Margaret

I’d been eavesdropping on their

I asked, “What

yet.” He said, a smirk on his

I’ll let you

agreed without

even see each other

could hold whom accountable?

he straightened up, glancing at my

question caught me off guard, and I replied

me, sparing me the need to wait

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