In Love, Never Say Never

I looked at her dainty features for a minute or two but still failed to recall when and where I had ever met this girl.

The girl giggled at my confusion. “Ms. Stovall, did you forget? We just met. My name is Yvonne Wilde. You and Mr. Stovall saved me at the Imperial Hotel.”

I paused for a second and finally remembered. I asked in confusion, “You’re from J City too?”

She nodded and smiled. “Yep. I’m from S County, but I study in K City.”

After a pause, she said awkwardly, “I’m not from a very well-off family, you see. My parents managed to send me to high school but they couldn’t afford to send me to college after that. That’s why I had to work the night shift at Imperial Hotel to get enough money. I ended up getting mistreated because I wouldn’t leave with a client. Thankfully you and Mr. Stovall saved me!”

I nodded in acknowledgment. I was never a sociable person, so I didn’t know how to carry on the conversation from there and fell silent.

She seemed to enjoy talking to me nonetheless and smiled when she saw the book I was reading. “Ms. Stovall, do you like The Hunchback of Notre Dame as well? I just read it a couple of days ago.”

I nodded in response and paused before asking, “The New Year is in a couple of days. Why didn’t you choose to work a couple more shifts in K City before going back?”

“Mr. Stovall arranged some shifts for me in J City so I can work closer to home and return at the end of the month,” she said with a smile. She seemed happy just talking about John.

I nodded but remembered that John didn’t seem to have any businesses in J City. What shifts could he have given her?

Out of curiosity, I asked, “What shifts did he arrange for you?”

study accounting, so he contacted an audit company for me called Harrison Credit. They only started growing these past few years. They have plenty of work that needs to be done since it’s

“Ms. Stovall, is Mr. Stovall also going back to J City

be this girl

head. “I’m not sure. He’s probably staying in

he was going

ask any more questions. It was almost time for my flight anyway, so I said goodbye to her and got on

waiting for me at the airport. Once we got in the car, he started nagging at

off your phone the next time you’re doing that stuff with Ashton? It made me seem like some

my lips together and felt my face heat up. “I’m sorry,

me and narrowed his eyes.

topic of conception and stiffened momentarily before replying,

body is in no state for another

“Where?”

time, and the doctor said even though it stopped, it’s still very dangerous and your life is at

look at my pale visage and asked, “Have you been burning

together and pinched

follow the doctor’s instructions. But chronic illnesses took forever to treat and that took time and

bad terms, then you should take a break until you get better. Dragging this on for so long isn’t good for