The Day I Kissed An Older Man

With her hope dashed, Sophia laughed ruefully. “Don’t get me wrong, Jeremy. I don’t hold out any expectation for us to be together now that our marriage has been revoked. But can you please help me out with one last thing before you leave?”

Having been set up by her before, Jeremy’s eyes rang with caution. “What is it?”

Sophia rested her chin on her hand and said in a troubled tone, “There’s this guy who has been chasing me all these years. Since I’ve given up on you, I’m…actually considering accepting him.”

“Well, that’s a good thing, isn’t it? Go for it.”

Sophia blinked innocently at him. “Jeremy, if you really did think of me as your friend before, can you help me check him out? He’ll be coming to pick me up later, so can you see if he’s serious about me? I’m asking you ’cause you’re a guy, and a guy knows a guy best.”

Her request was not unreasonable, so Jeremy looked at his watch to see if there was still time. ‘If Sophia has a boyfriend, Adam won’t do anything to Corinne anymore,’ thought Jeremy. Thus, he nodded and said, “Sure.”

…

back in the Riveras’

a flight ticket from Jeremy. The take-off time was eleven o’clock in

beating excitedly when she saw the photo. ‘Does this mean he has taken care of the problem? If

and felt relief washed over her. However, it did not last long as she would only stop worrying about him after she saw him with her own

suddenly patted her

to share

the present and asked sternly, “Ahem! What makes you think

look of anticipation is written all over your face. You must be thinking

of answering him, she asked,

talk to him without reservation as though they were friends then. It was so unlike the distant awkwardness that they