In My Desperate Time

I feel that I am going to be killed by Noah Jefferson.

Why does he call when Frances Louis is here?

“Why don’t you answer the phone?”

Frances Louis smiles at me, which makes my hair stand on end.

I know that if I don’t answer it, Noah Jefferson would keep calling. He has always been stubborn.

There is nothing I could do but stand up with my cell phone and smile at Frances Louis, “I go out and answer the phone.”

He grabs my wrist and says in a low voice, “right here.”

Then, he glides on the screen and helps me answer it.

Damn you, Frances Louis!

Okay, I will answer it. I have nothing to hide!

“Hello, Noah Jefferson, what happened?” I ask.

“Why hang up the phone?” Noah Jefferson asks me.

“I clicked the wrong place.”

I am afraid that Frances Louis might think there is something between me and Noah Jefferson, so I say calmly.

“I'll pick you up at 2:00 this afternoon. Please send me your address.”

Then I remember that Noah Jefferson has an appointment with me for a movie this afternoon. If he hadn't called to remind me, I would have forgotten. I'm still at Santos, and it's impossible to get back.

thinking about it, I say to him, “I'm sorry, but I am in another city on a

keeps being silent for several seconds, presumably in

say, so

change on Frances Louis’s face. But he is like this most of

he? Boyfriend? You

retort, Frances Louis interrupts him in

straight to

for

half later,

and smells good, which doesn't

Jordan spreads out his hands, looking

try and

Frances Louis fails to pick on

can taste the work of a three-Michelin star

eyes as Lawrence

but could him keep a

when we are having a good time. There are only us in the restaurant. Someone comes and I couldn't help

waves, wearing a sexy open -

Guest?

she walks toward us.

come for Frances Louis or Lawrence

face becomes sullen suddenly and he whispers to Frances Louis, “You tell me, why

he seems afraid of

him, Frances Louis raises his eyebrows and says, “what

was kind enough to treat you to a

Lawrence Jordan runs into the

Louis. I don't know why he did it to Lawrence

comes out and grumbles to Frances Louis, “brother,