The Day I Kissed An Older Man

A woman in a light purple dress stood behind them with a confused expression. "What brings you here, Lucas?"

"Nothing in particular," Lucas replied curtly, releasing Melody.

The woman approached Melody and sized up the latter with a smile. "That dress is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. I was told it had been reserved when I tried to order one. Who would've thought that I'd see it or someone here."

Melody knew that Lucas had chosen an expensive dress, but she did not think that it would be that limited. "I'm just borrowing it for the evening," she explained.

The woman smiled faintly. "I see."

Something in the woman's natural-sounding tone seemed to make Melody a little uneasy. There was a subtle hostility that Melody could not quite place her finger on. They had never met before, so that beckoned the question of why the woman was showing such animosity toward her. A sudden thought occurred to her, and she glanced at Lucas with a brewing suspicion that he was the reason.

shifted her attention back to Lucas. "Grey suits complement your best features. Why are you wearing black

she wondered what history those two had. "Black is more formal," Lucas replied succinctly. It was clear from his tone that he felt differently

seemed to have been someone

Stella confirmed with a more genuine smile. "Today's my birthday celebration, and I'm so glad

extravagant event was Stella's birthday party which Lucas had been

that was the case and felt a little

Stella was implying that she did not know Melody at all and was

left Melody feeling increasingly awkward as she turned to Lucas

gaze drifted back to Lucas. "Is she