The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Corinne indulged her children’s requests most of the time. She patted Bryan’s head and said, “Okay. Don’t get so anxious for now, though. I’ll ask Aunt Francine and Uncle Chester to check if we can get one of those kites for you from a nearby place.”

Bryan nodded enthusiastically. “Okay!”

Corinne turned to Francine and said, “Could you and Chester look around and see if there’s a vendor selling kites nearby?”

That would be the perfect opportunity for Francine and Chester to have some alone time, which did not come easy with the three little kids occupying most of their time.

Francine was undoubtedly delighted. After agreeing with a nod, she glanced shyly at Chester and said, “I’d have to trouble you to find a nearby kite vendor with me!”

Chester smiled and extended his hand toward her, saying, “It’s no trouble at all. Let’s go.”

her. She could not believe that Chester would offer to hold her hand! Flattered by

hand gently and led the way, with Corinne breathing a sigh of relief

and glanced back in that direction. However, the place was empty, and the man

approached her and asked with an adorable and naive expression.

three-year-old daughter would know what the phrase ‘in love’ meant. She pursed her lips and looked at her daughter’s innocent expression. “Do you know what

“Yeah! It means they like each

“Who

Christine said, “I figured it out on my own from reading fairy tales! They always end with the prince and

the most mature of her three children. She had learned many words even before kindergarten and was able to read

and it took Christine only a few fairy tales to grasp the concept of falling in