The Day I Kissed An Older Man

As soon as he looked up, he saw a rare display of emotion on Corinne's usually resilient visage. He felt his heart ache and immediately stood up to wipe her tears away. "Why are you crying? I'm fine. It doesn't hurt. Stop crying, okay? You wouldn't want your mother to disapprove of me as her son-in-law if she sees that I've made you cry."

Corinne failed to control her tears and said in between sobs, "How can you say that it doesn't hurt? An injury like this is going to be painful..."

Jeremy hugged her. "Well, it does hurt a little, but it won't hurt anymore because you're with me. My mood has improved so much with you around."

Corinne pouted and placed his injured arm down as she urged him to stop moving. "You and your sweet-talking! From now on, you'll have to listen to everything I say and make sure your dressing is changed on time!"

Jeremy responded obediently. "Yes, honey. Please stop crying, and help me leave a good impression on your mother."

Corinne raised her arms and wiped away her tears before complaining, "What sort of good impression did you think you were going to make when you suddenly announced to her that you were excusing yourself?!"

Jeremy pinched her little nose and asked, "Isn't that your fault?"

Corinne frowned. "Don't try to put the blame on

meet your mother! It'd be rude to meet her without having any gifts! I went out to make a phone call and ask someone to prepare them for me. I was hoping I'd leave a better

her tear-filled eyes were particularly adorable. Despite feeling slightly awkward,

"I haven't had the time to get them yet because Sophia got in my way. Shall we go

to retrieve the gifts he had planned to

in the hospital lobby for him.

came over and handed over the gifts. He also explained the benefits of the supplements he had gotten as well as their intended effects, all in the hopes that Jeremy would be able to leave

a call from Lucas, which

asked, his