The Day I Kissed An Older Man

As much as Pamela was relieved to hear that, her heart still went out to Corinne. “Why don’t you help the kids wash up and rest a bit? Dinner will be ready soon.”

“Okay, Grandma,” Corinne replied with a nod.

Joey led Christine upstairs while Corinne followed behind them. A few steps later, she noticed ‘Bryan’ was not with them.

She turned back around and saw him standing and looking around with a lost expression as though he was a deer caught in a headlight.

Corinne picked him up and blamed herself for scaring him by being overly harsh on him.

“Bryan, Mommy’s going to help you wash up. We’ll come down to have dinner with Great-grandpa and Great-grandma afterward, okay?”

‘Bryan’ said nothing. He simply flopped his head down on Corinne’s shoulder to get a sense of security. He really liked Corinne’s scent; it soothed him.

Francine made sure Corinne and the kids had gone up before sidling up to Pamela, whispering, “Grandma, Bryan suddenly cried for his Daddy today. I think Corinne might have been affected… She might be missing Jeremy…”

“It hasn’t been easy for Corinne for the past three years. She never once gave up hope that Jeremy would

her change into a pair of pink pajamas. Then, she filled up the bathtub

toys, and the boys would play

Christine was playing with her doll while Corinne looked

to buy would be up for auction the next day. Jeremy had his

was to build a landmark commercial area in the city. He was sure the project would be a hit since the location was very

able to fulfill his dream three years ago, so Corinne thought

touched for a long time to

friend she had not talked to for a long time had

him a message. [Hello,

replied to her,

stunned. [Aren’t

accident three years ago and lost most of

Corinne found this odd.