Crystal's One Night of Love

Alfred stared at Melora in silence.

She sure has changed a lot… Not only has she gotten a lot thinner, but she has also ditched her bright-colored dresses for more mature-looking ones. She has gone from a girl to a woman.

It was at that moment that Alfred knew he still desired her.

He kept his gaze fixated on her face as he said softly, “Long time no see, Melora.”

Melora seemed to be a lot more emotional than he was.

She was choking back her tears as she said with all her strength. “Yes, it has been a long time, Mr. Lodge…”

As the two continued on, Crystal found herself feeling a little awkward standing in between them.

She then picked up Skyler and had the driver and a reliable housekeeper send the girl to kindergarten. Being an obedient little girl, Skyler gave her a kiss and said, “Bye, Mommy!”

Crystal kissed her in return as well. “I’ll pick you up later tonight!”

Skyler then got off Crystal and went to school holding the housekeeper’s hand.

Crystal turned around and cleared her throat softly. “Ill go make some coffee!”

Feeling a little vulnerable, Melora tugged at her arm. “Crystal!”

“You two continue with your conversation,” Crystal replied with a smile.

“Come on; let’s go inside,” Alfred said.

Melora kept her head low and entered the house, only to have him grab her wrist and drag her into the bathroom.

Alfred closed the bathroom door behind him, forming a tight space around them.

Her back was pressed firmly against the bathroom wall.

Alfred kept one hand on top of her head while pinning the rest of her body with his own. She found herself feeling a little dazed when she caught a whiff of the faint smell of tobacco on his body.

Neither of them said a word for what seemed like forever.

After a prolonged moment of silence, Melora said in a trembling voice, “Let go of me!”

Alfred stared at her as he whispered, “I waited one whole night for you last night!”

She looked up at him in shock when she heard that. Not wanting the tears in her eyes to fall, she tried her best not to blink..

She was not willing to cry in front of him anymore. After all the suffering she had been through after going their separate ways, she didn’t think it would be right to cry right now.

Things hadn’t been any easier on Alfred either.

Alfred stared at the door before shifting his gaze back toward her face. “Why didn’t you go home for two years?”

“What does that have to do with you, Mr. Lodge? It should be obvious that I was having fun out there. Who are you to question me about it?” Melora retorted with a faint smile.

Having fun, huh?

her eyes as he reached out to touch her

moment his fingers made contact with her face. Even her teeth

something? Why do you hate my touch so much?”

as she tried her best to maintain eye

with

in Alfred’s eyes turned gloomy when he heard that.

he had loosened his grip on her, Melora mustered her courage and asked, “Mind letting me go now, Mr. Lodge? I’m sure a handsome and charming man like yourself would have tons of women throwing themselves at

used to call me Mr.

because I was too young to know any better back then!”

go of me! I don’t want us to lose this last bit of dignity

her, and she quickly

me, Melora? We could go back to the way we were before! You can continue calling me Mr. Alfred, and I’ll continue looking

her, so I will try my best to give her whatever she wants, and if she has truly found herself a

nodded slightly and paused for quite a while before replying, “That won’t be necessary.

There’s no way.

was when I realized I wasn’t the only one that

time I called him Mr. Alfred, and it was also the last time I saw him. He tried to give me a final hug before leaving, but I stepped aside and said I’d be leaving the next day. He froze and stared at me briefly before leaving. I burst out crying the moment he closed the door behind him. On the bathroom counter was a used

as she recalled what happened in the

was sitting on the couch with two cups of coffee in front

with a smile when she

Melora called out to her with a sob and sat down next to

all her heart, only to have it all be a joke in the end. The worst part was how she still liked him, which was something she couldn’t forgive herself

chest in an attempt to

awkward when Alfred came out.

that he couldn’t bring himself to explain to Melora, let alone tell Crystal about. Regardless, it remained a

good care of her. I’m returning to

He’s leaving….

asked, “Uncle Alfred, I asked you a while back if you had thought about starting a family. Well,

paused in his tracks when he heard

it when he and Melora were dating.

things were going so well for him at the time that

couldn’t bring himself to say it

Alfred replied

way, Uncle Alfred, Granny came and is heading

around

went pale instantly.

over, though. She insisted on coming over to apologize. You know how

Melora, he noticed that she

them had ever thought that what happened in the past would continue

present.

said after

get a change of clothes before heading over, so they headed over in two separate vehicles instead. Crystal also gave Henry a call on the way there and had him

the Miller residence at the same