The Substitute Bride: Making Memories Of Us (Lois Stone)

When Lucas came out of the school, he saw the two girls chatting.

"Molly," he called out.

"Lucas!"

Molly advanced towards him and hugged him affectionately.

Thereafter, Lucas wrapped his arm around Ayla's waist I and said, "You two know each other? Come, let's have dinner together."

Molly was taken aback.

"Lucas, do you know her?"

'This coquettish woman! First she seduced my husband and now she is trying to sink her claws into Lucas!'"No!"

"No, thanks!"

Both women blurted out simultaneously.

Lucas smiled cunningly at Ayla.

"Do you want me to drag you into the car again?"

He was reluctant to force her. "It's already quite late.I should be heading back."

She was in no mood for a fancy dinner with Molly.

"It's okay.I'll drive you home.I don't see your driver around."

Lucas opened the car door and she seated herself.

Noticing this, Molly griped, "Lucas, she is a vixen! She seduced Toby!"

She reminded him.Lucas ignored her warning.

He said with a smile, "If I marry her, Toby will be out of her life.Besides, I'll take her abroad.Isn't that great?"

He patted her on her back.Stunned by his naivety, she said, "Don't get caught up in her web.She is also intimately involved with Mr.Clark."

"Just forget it! Let's go! Why don't you drive in front of us and lead the way? You decide what we should eat."

Lucas ran his fingers through Molly's hair dotingly.

Ayla sat silently in his car.

"Lala, I don't care about your past.I just want to share a beautiful future with you,"

Lucas said sincerely.

‘'The future...is all too distant.'’

The happiness she sought was gone.

So was the loving, affectionate family.

She didn't want to hurt Lucas and she knew that Brian would make their lives sheer hell.

"Are you willing?"

to break her

him a sideward glance

"Your silence means consent."

one hand to

to the touch.The car stopped

He held her tightly.

let go of

was not in love with him so the question of marriage

have

just

defeat.Just call my

leaned closer

"Call me Lucas."

Ayla protested, "No!"

another word, he caressed her and planted a gentle kiss on her

depths of pure love.She was overwhelmed

wasn't like Brian, whose violent passionate kisses left

feather soft kiss touched her

you till you

teeth.She was still at

he opened the door and carried her

"Put me down!"

legs furiously and he was forced

"Lala, believe me.I'm serious."

her into the restaurant, holding her

intimacy between them, she wasn't sure whether she should be happy or

fully assumed the role of her boyfriend at

poured her a drink of water and wiped the corners

could never treat her with such

be pampered like this.Molly, observing his devotion to her, quipped, "Lucas, you seem to be quite smitten by

didn't think that we would be

responsible for the truce

finally get along

peace at

else mattered.But if Ayla was relentlessly stringing Lucas along, she

bumped into Toby as

still dressed

he saw Ayla, his expression changed

to the driver, instructing him to

got

curious to know why I'm in Ayla's company

the initiative

was happy that they had managed

promise to

heart was filled with mixed emotions but he dared

indifferent tone

no longer feared any kind of entanglement between the two.Meanwhile, Lucas looked at the distracted

She nodded.

yourself to drop me off.I'll take a