Falling for the player

st night. She saw Heckny's text from the night before, which read, "Thrilli

s good at telling stories with detail. Clara's emotions were mix

for the way she'd treated men before. But on the brighter side, this felt like a

. She was happy for Heckny and couldn't wait for her

a romantic drama, as she had always hoped, go

ght, since she adamantly said she wasn't scared of horror movies. They wante

usual, to restock side dishe

her said as she closed the fridge and walked to wash her hands in the sink. Heckny chuckled when she heard her mother. Saturdays we

ith recently," Heckny said, referring to Jeremy as a client. She wasn’t sure she was ready to tell her mother a

the veggies she was going to cook for

laying with... what was his name? Jerry? Jame

rue; she hadn’t thought of that fish head in a long while

about him?" Nora aske

ny replied as she walked to her mother, taking t

eated?" Nora

Heckny

said, washi

*

Was she making the right decision here? What if he was a serial killer? What if he was dangerous? She didn’t know anything about him, but that was why he was coming he

bowl containing corn on the table counter. She was about to make

wear. He was beaming, bearing gifts: flowers,

these are for you." He stretched his a

w did you know?" He shrugged, smiling, and clo

oked more delicate and glossy. Her bonny hair flowed over her shoulder, and her ent

late in the fridge and the wine in her wine hanger. She knew this wine; it was Mini Selone, and

love the presents,"

onfused about what to bring," he

hing would be fine. A

ot you panti

ameless too. He smiled and looked at her. She only looked away, getting a

ey looked like a happy couple, watching a romantic movie, eating popcorn and drinking wine, talking and laughing. They enjoyed each other's presence so much;

er mouth and liked how it tasted even more now. Heckny, who was caught off guard, finally relaxed and