When There Is Nothing Left But Love

I shook my head. “No, I don’t.”

He nodded. “So why would you be bothered about that when you were simply defending yourself? Black and white are not the only colors in this world, you know? It is impossible to classify someone as good or bad based on their actions alone.”

Hmm… That is indeed true. Fine, I’ll admit that he’s right.

I stood up and said, “I’ve already eaten with Aunt Sally in the mall earlier, so you can have dinner with Summer instead.”

“That was in the afternoon. You will join us for dinner later,” he said in a firm and commanding tone.

I glared at him. “Are you ordering me around?”

He paused for a moment before reaching out and pulling me back toward the sofa. “I mean… Dinner just isn’t complete without the whole family at the table, right?”

What kind of logic is that?

I pouted at him and repeated, “Hmph! You were ordering me around!”

“How about you do the same to me, and we’ll call it even?” he asked with a smile.

I rolled my eyes at him. “No, thank you!”

will you have me

to sleep in the bedroom tonight,” I said after

closer and whispered in my ear, “But that’s a little too much for me to handle… Can you come up with

voice sounded incredibly sexy, but I shook my

all over her face as she climbed onto Ashton’s lap and said, “You can’t just

I cleared my throat before changing the topic. “Ahem… So, New Year’s Eve

piece of tissue and wiped the chocolate off Summer’s face.

kept quiet after

Ashton after spending a lot of time

out to us while setting the table and serving up the

the moment she heard that. Seeing the scrumptious dishes on the table, her mouth watered as she called

I noticed that the snow in the yard out back has begun to melt, and

replied, “I’ll leave that to you, so do as you

and plants, which would be replaced each season for the sake of aesthetics. On the other hand, the yard in the rear house was

my plate when he saw me staring into space. “Don’t space out

a big kid, and I’m a little kid! Poor Mr. Fuller, you have to look after two kids!” Summer said with

felt my face burn up a little but could only shoot Ashton a glare with Summer around. Damn it, I know he said that

Your mommy will always be my kid!”

at us both and asked, “Is Mr. Fuller my daddy as well? My classmates say their parents live together, and you two are staying