The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Joey’s legs dangled helplessly in the air. He looked at Corinne with big sad puppy eyes while crying, “Sissy… Sissy!’

Jeremy frowned. He took a deep breath and said nothing else, but this just made Joey even more frightened.

There was nearly a ten-year age difference between Jeremy and Corinne. Joey calling her ‘Sissy’ only served to highlight the generational gap between them.

Seeing this, Corinne quickly took Joey from Jeremy. “What are you doing? You’re scaring him!”

“Don’t you think it’s inappropriate for him to call you ‘Sissy?” asked Jeremy with a hardened expression.

Corinne rolled her eyes at him turning back to Joey. “Don’t mind him, Joey. You can call me anything you want. Sissy or Auntie doesn’t make a difference to me,” she said while stroking his head.

Hearing this, Joey visibly relaxed. He nodded docilely and snuggled into Corinne’s shoulder.

was unhappy with Joey calling Corinne ‘Sissy’, Jeremy could not help but soften when he saw Corinne showering Joey with love. He lifted her chin and

make it sound like I have a choice. I might not have the experience of being a stepmother, but what I’m good at is learning. In any case, it’s better

admiringly before kissing her

for?’ wondered Corinne. She did not feel like she had done

Joey down for breakfast now. Come join

poker

eyes as he watched them leave. ‘Why do I get the sense she doesn’t want me anywhere

…

exhaled softly the moment she was out of the room. She nearly caved in to Jeremy’s gentleness, but she was glad she held her ground. ‘I’m