The Day I Kissed An Older Man

A bottle of red wine had even been prepared, and its purpose needed no explanation.

"Hmm... I don't think your reaction is natural for someone afraid of a late-night power outage. You've even prepared a marvelous candlelight dinner. It seems to me you're quite at ease in this dim atmosphere," Beatrice remarked. She could tell that Stella had spent a considerable amount of time and effort preparing food for just two people.

"You've even spent all that effort in preparing dinner after the power went out," Beatrice continued sarcastically.

Stella was beginning to feel a little guilty, but she defended herself and said, "I'll come back home to make a home-cooked meal if I'm not too busy on that day. I like trying out new recipes, and I think I've got a pretty good knack for cooking."

She figured that she could leverage the situation to impress the old woman with her ability to cook.

Beatrice then pressed further. "Who did you prepare all this for?"

They're all for me. As you know, I'm rarely home, so I do meal preps. They keep pretty well in the refrigerator, and I can reheat them whenever I need. I

aren't you a romantic at heart? Can't say I've ever seen someone

way, why isn't Lucas here yet? He knows about the power outage, and he

said, "Power outages are under the jurisdiction of the property's management, which you ought to have rung up to inform them of the situation. That way, they can send an electrician over. What business do you have in calling a married man for something like this?

soured. "You've misunderstood! I asked a friend for

pleased at Stella's continued insistence on playing dumb. "What do you take me for? A fool? I've seen my fair share

"I don't know what you're talking about! Why

don't honestly think that Lucas answered your message, did you? No one knows about

the one who replied to my message