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

all men like you?"

doesn't

covering up for him or covering up for yourself with the last

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

Irene had faith in Isaac. "Just do what you will!" She got up, ready to go

was late, and

stopped her. "Why did you call

she have forgotten? Turning back toward Zachary, she said,

it safe there?"

saying that the crisis

I'll make the

when they came and therefore did not have much to carry back, aside from personal items and clothing. Since there was no

happily in the courtyard, since he really preferred it here—it

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

had certainly been cordial

Tommy nodded.

need to

asked, rearing his little head. "No—you're