In Love, Never Say Never

At the sight of me hesitating, Gregory lowered his voice. “Mommy, I’ll just try a bite. I won’t eat more than that, okay?”

I understood now. Gregory was the same as his father; information had to be repeated to them multiple times!

“I don’t mind treating you, but you mustn’t call me Mommy anymore. Deal?”

“No problem.” Gregory flashed a wide smile and pulled me by the arm into the shop. “Let’s go, Ms. Stovall!”

Gregory ordered a set meal for children on top of one of each of the best-selling items on the menu. A table for two was soon filled up.

The child was true to his word; he literally tried a bite of everything. The only thing he was particularly fond of was the sundae.

“I thought only girls like sweet things, Gregory?” I teased him.

As soon as I said that, he put down his spoon and wiped his lips in a dignified manner, refusing to touch another spoonful.

“Hey, I’m just messing with you. Carry on,” I said as I pushed the chocolate sundae back in front of him.

enough,” Gregory said with a solemn shake

him.

nodded again determinedly. “Statistics show that an excessive consumption of deep-fried and sweet

with the workings of

wouldn’t do you any harm in small portions. The more Daddy forbids me, the more I want to try. I’m a child; it’s normal for me to not be able

 If it was normal for a child to not being able to reason, doesn’t it make accommodating

I looked up instinctively and jumped as I caught sight of

face, but the coldness that he was exuding permeated invasively through the glass and lowered the ambient temperature in the

solidified instantly upon looking into his

senses, Ashton

stood up as he caught sight of

me?” Ashton

as he hugged Ashton’s

with helplessness but did not lose his temper. I stood

long time and she hasn’t shown up yet. The adults here at the mall were ignoring me. Only Ms. Stovall was willing to