The Runaway Groom

Once Irene opened the door, she found Zachary tiptoeing back to her room.

She called out to him, "Where have you been?"

Zachary turned around and smiled. "Nowhere."

“Did anyone tell you that I called you?" Irene asked him.

An unnatural reaction appeared on Zachary's face, and he somehow looked awkward. "You called me?"

"Yes I did," Irene told him with no uncertainty, "and it was a woman who answered, saying you were taking a shower. I told her to tell you to call me back when you're done. She didn't tell you, did she?"

Zachary chuckled. "Nope, she didn't.”

"Are you serious about her?" Irene asked her.

Zachary walked over and sat on the couch. "What do you mean?" "The woman who answered my call," Irene said.

Zachary appeared nonchalant. "She's just a woman. What's with the seriousness? Just need to satisfy my physical needs."

Irene frowned, speechless. "Giving up on yourself, are you?"

“No, but I'm no saint who's above worldly needs," Zachary said seriously. "Is it really so terrible, sleeping with one?"

sleeping around?! Irene certainly found

all men like

before adding, "Isaac doesn't because he's not like most

either covering up for him or covering

a while since you've been with him,” Zachary said. "Don’t you know

you will!"

and she needed to

"Why did you call

forgotten? Turning back toward Zachary, she

it safe there?" he

that the

I'll make the

over when they came and therefore did not have much to carry back, aside from personal items and clothing. Since there

Pierre would help with everything. Once they returned, Tommy was running around happily in the courtyard, since

him how to shoot, since he had seen Eagle hit a leaf with

on him—things had

Tommy nodded.

"We'll need to get some

Tommy asked, rearing his little head.