The Day I Kissed An Older Man

However, since this was the first time Pamela met Aaron and Xante, she did not feel comfortable leaving Corinne alone with them. As much as she knew everyone was so quiet because of her, she did not plan to leave.

“I overheard you kids say you want to play bridge? Well, that just happens to be my favorite card game! It’s such a shame I don’t get to play it as often as I like, so I hope you don’t mind letting me join,” said Pamela after sipping her tea.

Both Aaron and Xante were speechless while Corinne sat still expressionlessly.

Only Annie smiled and said, “Sure! You can team up with me since I don’t know how to play bridge at all. I’ll be more than happy to learn a thing or two from a veteran like you.”

“No problem! I guarantee you’ll be a pro by the end of the day. So, when shall we start?” asked Pamela.

Everyone looked at each other.

Finally, Corinne said, “Let’s play after lunch. It’d be rude to let my friends play on an empty stomach since they took the trouble to come all the way here.”

tell from Corinne’s tone that she was not happy. She laughed to hide her embarrassment and then said, “You’re

Holdens are

head to the kitchen, a treat as I’ll personally cook for

“Ma’am,

“There’s no need, Annie. I’ll get the servants to help

she went to the

past Bowen, she gave

living room to stand behind Corinne.Books

situation was still the same as before. Aaron and the others did not find it comfortable to talk

whispered something to Joey, and the boy quickly got down from the sofa, picked up one of

she asked, “Bowen, can you please go make sure Joey doesn’t trip and hurt himself? I’d do it myself, but it’d be rude to