Regret Came Too Late

After parking her car outside the Henderson residence at Palm Bay, Grace

immediately called Tim. During the few minutes it took Tim to come open the door, Ethan asked, "What does your boyfriend like?"

She felt awkward again because she had no idea what the man looked like. "He's not exactly my boyfriend yet. We're still getting to know each other. Our situation is complicated."

She was practically telling him not to ask about it anymore. As Ethan went inside, he left her with one last comment. "Treat him well. There are plenty of jerks out there, and you're better than that."

Great, he had just turned the compliment back on her again. He seemed unusually talkative tonight. Before, he would mostly respond with grunts, but he'd actually given her relationship advice tonight.

Grace felt something strange stir inside her. Back in her car, she couldn't help but smile. Ethan definitely had a weird air about him tonight.

She desperately needed to get home and sleep. After arriving home, she suddenly received a friend request on her phone. But there was nothing but a black background on his profile picture.

she accepted it. As soon as she did, a message appeared. "It's only been a few

Grace had never done such an intimate thing with

about to fall asleep, another message came through. "Did I bother

guilty. She sat up in bed, suddenly wide awake. "No, I was taking a shower

me? You said I could come find you.

what to say. Back in that dark room, she had been totally under his spell. Add to that the intensity of her first

clearer. She took a deep breath and called him, deciding to take control of the conversation. "What are you

he answered,

She scratched her face, wishing she

minute of silence, she tried to keep her tone light. "I was in a car accident before and forgot everything from my

is. What do you look like? Send me a photo