Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

Anna dialed Selina’s number after Scott and Randal had left. She asked, “Hello, Auntie Selina. Where’s Tammy?”

“We had just finished eating our lunch. And Joe is trying to let her take a nap.” Selina replied, and her voice sounded much softer than before.

“What? Uncle Joe? Doesn’t he have to work?”

“Oh, I almost forgot to tell you that your uncle retired last week. He travelled to London this week for a jazz event. But he returned as soon as he learned Tammy was coming to stay with us. I knew he wasn’t good at getting along with kids, so I told him to let me take care of Tammy. And he said he was sure he could make it. What a fool!”

Anna laughed and said, “Uncle Joe just retired, so he’s probably looking for something to keep himself busy.”

Selina also laughed and said, “You’re right. By the way, there’s a family gathering this Friday night. There won’t be too many people there, just us and Bruce’s family. You should come too, Anna.”

Anna paused for a bit before responding, “Is it necessary for me to go? Well, we haven’t seen one other for a long time.”

“What do you mean? Don’t you want to spend time with us anymore?” “Oh, no, that’s not what I mean.” “Okay, then you must come. I’ll pick you up at your place on Friday.”

Anna felt that she couldn’t refuse Selina’s invitations any longer. Moreover, she realized that she didn’t have any family members other than these two uncles and their families.

In fact, she knew why Selina invited her.

Selina arrived on time at Anna’s house on Friday night to pick her up and drive her to the hotel for dinner. Her black Rolls Royce was parked next to Anna’s apartment.

Tammy hugged Anna as soon as she stepped into the car. She said, “Hi, Mommy! What took you so long? I’m starving!”

“Well, sit in your

uncle, who was sitting in the passenger seat in front of

you like it? It has diamonds on it!” Tammy exclaimed as she lifted the hem of her

skirt and a black leather jacket. There were two brown leather shoes on her feet and white socks with lace. Anna had recently watched a lot of Fall/Winter runways of fashion brands because she was beginning a clothes company. She guessed that the outfit was the latest clothes from Bottega Veneta. She

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Tammy’s dress was worth, and she saw that she was

don’t have to buy such expensive clothes for Tammy,

her head, “Tammy is your only daughter, so you should let her wear nice clothes. You should strive to spend much money on your daughter if you have one. Otherwise, the lads

We aren’t coddling her in any way. We just want Tammy to

you shouldn’t make life so easy

to talk to me about how to grow up in a stressful environment, then you can stop talking. My parents used to

Then, Anna froze.

described herself as odd. When she peered in the rearview mirror, she noticed Joe also

Joe

know, someone even abandoned

immediately understood what she meant. She guessed that maybe Tammy was the

Tammy’s here.

need to hide it from her. Tammy is little, but she knows how to tell right from wrong. So, we don’t have to make her believe that this is a wonderful world. She isn’t living in a fairy tale, after

said

by his attitude. She then furrowed her eyebrows and seemed

before she got angry, “Okay, Aunt Selina, it’s all right. We don’t need to bring it up again now that

then cast a glance

“Yes, I know everything. You don’t need to be