In the heat of the moment, fueled by the encouragement of Karen's wild tales and the liberating effects of alcohol, she wanted to sample that forbidden fruit. She hadn't planned for any repercussions.

Her idea was to hit it and quit it. But, oh, Everett had no intention of letting her off that easily.

Dorothy thought he'd be surprised, at the very least show a hint of being caught off-guard! But no.

Everett simply nodded, "I had my suspicions. I hoped, though, that you were open to us." It wasn't just a one-night stand for him. He thought Dorothy's silence was consent to a relationship, to being boyfriend and girlfriend, or maybe even more. To his surprise, she took off the next morning! "Who in their right mind would think that?" Dorothy scoffed. "I was scared you'd fireover this, and you think I was hoping for more?" After they changed hotel rooms, Dorothy was paralyzed with regret and fear. She couldn't bear the thought of losing her job, not with her mom's medical bills piling up, not to mention her own survival.

I thought you'd forgotten about me."

Everett hadn't been so outstanding, Dorothy doubted she'd remember any of her middle school classmates. Back then,

Dorothy figured she was just another face

As she turned around, she found

cheeks flamed, and she quickly changed the subject, "Aren't you tired? You should rest. I'll finish up here and then head to bed." "Is there a problem with the project?" "No." "Then cto bed with me." Everett caught her wrist, pulling her back toward

remained was the sensation of Everett's

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