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

about Gregory seemed complicated. He

too involved with.

lips and decided to be upfront. “Could you keep

now?”

to work out in my favor. All

Gregory spilled the beans.

and quickly changed the subject, “What’s

me?”

“In it for

was straightforward. “I’m a man of

little something in

lingered, the more likely it was

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

leave, I asked, “What do you

on his lips, “How about you

you

without a

see each other again. Without

could hold whom accountable?

my

guard, and I replied

sparing me the need to wait before

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