O
ve any idea what Adley was doing. But she didn't remotely
en carrying over my shoulder had to do with my less time spent with them or my lack of activit
hip since my discharge from the service, she'd be
nd I was far from being a saint. Right now, there were more
hat Adley would stop bugging me a
he could brighten the stormy skies with her smile, and those damn eyes lit u
ould she blush or maybe scream? I groaned
that smile as if she'd been terribly hurt and held something-
ind. I mean, we can still catch u
like to tell your grandchildren, but now looking at them, the unive
e gestured at me while Carly went to Amelie on th
er. "Is my
like mine. You wouldn't see any chaos but peace and serenity
my arm. "Not even close
e?" I pla
Disney princess character. W
less. "She appl
g dumb,
id I am c
Ask her out. I like her. And I s
t lo
mission. Well, let me tell you this," she said as she poked my arm. "Your mission now is to make
way too ahead of yourself. I don't
and alpha female?" Why does everyo
ad a full-blown smile on her face. I couldn't help but smile as I watch
hem to school, watching them play, and growing old with my wife. Just not r
at I'm tal
at me, and our gazes met. For a moment, she looked genuinely happy as she enjoyed playing with
can
s bull
my employee. Find me ano
set her up wi
f my blood toward my face a
single and a good man
doing? You can't just
gloomy ones like you." She glared back at me. "And Knox is a talented
topped as if something triggered her memory.
" She pointed at one of Knox's works on the wall. It was a Fauvism
particularly his pain. In my opinion, losing the woman's eye represents her refusal to see the truth before her. Or she was too b
t. I was not only impressed by her analysis, bu
ll puz
ught art because it caught my eye, but that
as I still caught Adley watch
I pretended to check the
y nice meetin
into a hug and wh
y girl Amelie." I kis
ul girl gri
ou have two days, or you will be in mi
n evil in
t laugh
o strangers. I didn't know what to say or
g by the clicking of her high heels, she was catching u
om
under m
ngs
ard before I stoppe
ing my boss." Sax and I did a br
I said casually, but Sax knew me better than that. An
gnize her from the club, pointing his
. "I don't t
would have remembered you. But I swear I saw you somewh
ed to her for a handshake. "Carly. Car
to say something wh
, Storm. Bro, let's catch up later." We were about
ai
es shut before I
tte." Fuck
Carly inquired,
t you looked like the br
, she was not entirely buying
That's all. It was nice meeti
too,
breath once we got in the car. "Zee,
o to the office if you
join me for lunch. The
llow. "Whatever
Adley whis
ped in my dir
sternly. "Y
and me." She composed herself. A
all
s,
ike ar
es. I learned
f tricks. Like interp
ion. For me, it's how an artist represents emotions in colors, how it conv
I have no
if I could mo
. "No fucking way." My words came o
she stared at me. "If I could g
ay you
" She blinke
model," I adm
pose to post
of Knox made me want to strangle her and K
g to strangle
en think
ut
to
s Ca
. I will call you by
in stunned, ope
ha
, Adley was right. But that's p