Betrayal's Embrace

Point o

sked. I had no idea what changed Adelaide's mind but I was glad she wasn't the one giving me th

lking, ar

hes are for thirty minutes straight. And you're not even into the co

ad to start wearing funny wears now. No fun talk. No loud ma

it a week or two, you'll start getting used to this pl

that what you

ed too. "Yeah. But it

able silence. Or maybe I did. I could feel his eyes on

er. "Well, if you do want

ing to be great, my heart was wounded for Morris's sake. He looked like a good guy and there was ever

guess I was just looking for a place to fit in, I didn't really want to commit. Anyway, l

ned you up to giving up a little b

it like that. It was just all about the thing on everybody's lips. My family was

nch of people who are furious with their ch

ike mad at me for not passing. She'd already to

, n

ll." I liked his laugh. It sounded genuine

pened then? How'd

bat stuff, but I didn't know where I was going to fit in." He gestured towards the

rough researching?" T

and at that point, seriously I had no idea who he was. Three months later I'm called by an un

r as people rumored, then maybe I would make a better mafia boss than a spy. Mor

en working for

to no help, but Mr Cooper insisted th

, I'm

Something more clear. But I knew that Morris wasn't a fool. I could only get so far before

abou

uh

housekeeping w

dilemma. That was what was at the tip of my tongue. "Well, it

nd yourself in it and

Seriously, if I kept saying t

long we're all having that small

g coffee either, so I guess where there's a win, here, there's a loss too. I real

ispers from the trees before he broke t

e guy and all that but I knew, this was a planned thing. Or maybe I

but at the same time was choosing to simply respect my respo

I'm

your face. Seriously, if you hav

a little bit h

little bit ha

thi

ly. Don't leave me on t

es have a small pas

d to play a little bit clueless.

in trouble that I cannot help with. I want to be able to talk to him even though I'm not entitled." He said earnestly. I sensed a

sion she has for him?" Hmm, I

idn't

oticed. I thought it was just h

Mr. Carson. It's like she's this tiger in a cage or something." He said. He seemed worked up about it. Wait... Was he... "I'm not really trying to be a gossip

obviously none of them realized the other person's affection. Okay, I doubted that Mr. Carson knew nothing. With the way she batted her lashes at him, the man probably knew already. He was just trying to save her the conti

would smile a little bit whenever I glanced at him and even

ou ever

n wh

n. He stared at me like I had asked a completely cra

was not backing down, he

er hear the

d tell by the way he continuously rubbed hi

ieve. Seriously, you're

d. "Mr w

led a little. "You seem like one of those peopl

ever been in love seemed mo

dn't tell me you had fallen in l

e wiped the tears the excessive laughter had broug

the sweetest girl you could ever talk to." I

nny. Do you ev

I find myself not speaking too much because of it. I seriously would hate to want to make a j

not that b

ut to her that she'd been carrying icing between her teeth for about two hours

finally utter a word without his lau

offered to wash the dishes for the reception

must be lacking i

to stay together and not throw our fists in the air in d

while we both said nothing. We just simp

ou ever

ason, I wanted to delay the question. It was always a struggle

you ever b

e same question I a

had quite forgotten how small talk had a way of co

when others weren't paying atte

e. "well, good for

somethin