The house was eerily quiet, a stark contrast to the lively chaos of Christmas just a few days earlier. Steven and Tina stood in the middle of the living room, surrounded by the remnants of the holiday, a few stray pieces of wrapping paper, empty cups from hot cocoa, and a mountain of dishes waitin
It was soft at first, tentative, as if they were both testing the waters. But as soon as their lips met, Steven felt a surge of warmth, a sense of rightness that he hadn’t realized he was missing. Tina responded almost immediately, her arms wrapping around his neck as she pulled him closer. The kis
**Chapter 17: A Day Apart** David stood in the hallway, gently adjusting Sage’s tiny coat, making sure she was bundled up warmly for the crisp winter air outside. Sage, barely a year old and already full of energy, squirmed excitedly in his arms, babbling in her baby language as she tried to grab a
Tina greeted her with a big smile as she stepped inside, shaking the chill from her coat. “Ready for some shopping?” “Absolutely,” Lulu replied, grabbing her own coat and slipping it on. “Let’s go.” The two of them headed out into the crisp winter air, their breath puffing out in little clouds as
Lulu woke up in bed and noticed that David was not there. She frowned before heading downstairs, where she found him sitting on the couch. "Hey, baby," he said, his gaze focused on the laptop in front of him. She wanted wondered what had his attention that he didn't even bother to look up at her.
"Have you packed everything we need?" Tina asked on top of her voice. "We're not going on vacation, Sina. It's just a rooftop party," David responded, frustrated. "I don't understand why you're acting like this." "I understand why you're frustrated, David. We should have gone ahead without Tina. I
Lulu stared at David on his knee in shock, blinking multiple times as if everything would suddenly disappear. David was still holding the ring up to her face. "Well, what do you say, love?" "Yes! Oh my God, yes!" she exclaimed, wrapping her arms around him tightly, still in shock. He stood up and h
David stared at her blankly. She nudged his shoulder. "Come on, go ahead and find out what they want." "Yeah, what happened to him?" David asked. "So, he's going to get his court hearing soon. And I just wanted to let you know what we found. We discovered he has psychological problems that made hi