The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Annie burst into laughter. "Look at how freaked out you are! I was just testing your boyfriend. He's not worth it if it's that easy to split you two."

Francine pouted. She was obviously not happy at being teased.

On the other hand, Chester smiled and put his arm around Francine while gently addressing Annie, "I know her well. She may have a temper, but I'm not scared."

Annie raised her glass to him and smiled. "Well then, I hope you'll be able to marry her soon."

Chester grabbed a cocktail from the nearby self-serve bar and raised it in response. "Thanks, I'll give it my best shot."

Annie took a sip of wine with a hint of admiration in her eyes. She then patted Francine's shoulder and said, "Not a bad choice for a boyfriend! Make sure you cherish him!" Francine glared and scoffed at her. She would have kicked up a fuss if it were not for the fact that it was Annie's wedding day.

Annie left them to join Aaron in welcoming guests.

With his arm around Francine's shoulders, he guided her in another direction. "Let's go check out that dessert station over there. You're a fan of them, right?"

words, so she shook her head and said sadly, "I don't

leaned down and asked,

pursed her lips tightly,

on your mind. Otherwise, how can I make it all better? I'm not a mind reader, you know." Francine still chose

air of resignation. "Well, it seems like I'm the

taken aback. She immediately grabbed his hand and

paused in his tracks and turned back to her, asking, "Are you

Is

finally got to the root of her frustration. "What

it. I... I've been this way for so many years, so you have

helplessly. "Who said I want you