Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

“What are you looking for?” A woman dressed in black asked Gary.

Startled by the woman’s voice, Gary turned his gaze to the person behind him. He couldn’t see the woman’s face clearly because it was too dark. The only thing he could tell was that the woman might be in her fifties.

“Who are you?” Gary asked warily, becoming nervous.

The woman laughed out loud and then asked him, “I should be the one to ask that question. You’re on my doorstep right now. Do you have any idea about that?”

It wasn’t until Gary saw the gate that he realized he had accidentally wandered into someone else’s home. Then the woman stepped out of the shadows. Her dark green eyes sparkled like emeralds in the pale moonlight.

Gary stepped back and said, “I’m sorry, madame. I’ll leave right now. | came here to find a moon-shaped shell for my friend.” As he spoke, he looked down at the shell at the woman’s feet.

“Are you looking for this?” the woman asked, picking up the shell after looking down

Gary nodded.

“There are many unique shells here that you can’t find anywhere else,” the woman said as she stood up and took the tiny moon shell in her palm. She then extended her hand to Gary.

Hesitant, Gary paused for a moment before walking directly toward the woman. He approached the woman, reached out his small hand, and 523 An Uninvited Guest took the shell from her. Then he said with a smile, “Thank you.”

“You’re very welcome,” The woman spoke softly, “Your parents will be worried if you stay here for so long. You should leave right now, my dear.”

Hearing that, Gary turned around and left. As he walked, he looked back several times and saw the woman still standing in the same spot, waving at him. Because he was scared by the woman in black, he started running. After a while, he was surprised to see the light ahead

“Tammy!” He yelled.

to Gary immediately upon hearing his voice and asked, “Gary! Where did

all right? Tammy was so worried about you that she almost called

Gary to wipe her tears. She said angrily, “Why would | call the cops?

Gary called out and grabbed one

Tammy screamed, refusing to

Gary said as he took her arm and shoved

looking impatiently at her hand. She went completely still when she noticed a snowy

| only found two shells like that, and one of them was missing a

all that way to find this?” Tammy

| should have told you before | left. | know you like such shells, so |

and mud on your shirt! You got dirty all over! Come on, let’s go back to the hotel,” she said. Later, she and Gary

volunteer opportunity,” Peace said to Karl while

“Why?” Karl asked, surprised.

had been doing nothing

she think that? She didn’t make Wayne stay

interrupted

truth, Wayne still

a few people know Wayne actually has nothing to do with the Wrights by blood. If the Carousel Group’s board of directors knew the truth, Matthew might be

“Got it.”

were talking in the hotel when her phone rang. 523 An Uninvited