130: Night together

Miranda finished bathing when she heard the subtle knock on her guest room door. She walked up to the door and pulled it open to see who was there. However, upon opening the door, she met face-to-face with Derrick.

"Huh, what do you want?" she asked him, not opening the door completely as she stood by the door and blocked his entry.

"Can I come in?" Derrick asked her, despite seeing that she was wrapped in only a white towel around her chest.

"No. It's late now. Goodnight and sleep tight," Miranda replied, still standing by the door frame as she peeked out her head and responded to him.

"Wait," Derrick took more steps closer to meet her, and he said, "I know that you want me. But that's not why you should be pretending."

"Mmmm," Miranda was rendered speechless. She couldn't explain why she had hugged him either, and she tried to clarify the reason.

"Um, it's nothing. I just wanted to thank you for looking after Oliver and making him happy," she said.

"Hmm," Derrick turned to leave, an