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

seemed complicated. He wasn’t

too involved with.

to be upfront. “Could you keep

now?”

situation to work out in my favor. All would be for naught

Gregory spilled the beans.

quickly changed the

me?”

“In

a man of interests.

a little

it

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

leave, I asked,

a smirk on his lips, “How about you owe

you

without

might not even see each other again.

could hold whom accountable?

at my thin black

off guard, and I replied almost

sparing me the need

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