Tiffany “You didn’t go to work, yet?" Tiffany asks as she walks down the stairs to find me still in the kitchen. "It's a Saturday," I tell her without looking up. "You slept in." "Yeah…" she nods absentmindedly. "I went into Larry's room early this morning because he had a nightmare. I stayed
She places the basket on the grass while I set the blanket down. My son breaks away from us so he can go play with a few kids down who are also having picnics with their families. "Don't go too far," I say to him. "Okay daddy!" And then he runs away. From where we have set our blanket, I can see
“I’d want that too,” she says to me after a while. I arch an eyebrow. “Do you want the tangerine or me?” She hits me playfully across my chest but I pull her closer to me and brush my lips with hers. She giggles against my lips and when we pull apart, there is a vivid red staining her cheeks. “I
Tiffany My head is a blank slate. When Little Larry first told me to be his new mommy, I felt a pang of guilt. First, that I was taking him away from his mother and what he'd been used to. But I felt honored too. Now, though, everything is changing. I don't think I'm ready just yet to be that pe
"What?" He shakes his head and groans and I think he might withdraw but then he doesn't. "Having a son was unexpected but shoot, I wanted it all. I was greedy, yes, but I loved her enough to want to do all that and more. Do you understand?" He's not in his own world but here with me and vulnerab
"Yes sir," the person calls. "I'll check them out and send you an email when I'm done looking over them," he says. "I want you to be thorough with your assessment and what you sent. We can't afford to make mistakes with this acquisition." "Yes, of course!" After he hangs up, he does not explai
Tiffany There are two things I discover when I get on the phone with Laurene: my friend is at the cafe I went to with Larry weeks ago and two, I miss him desperately. Wrong. I keep thinking about him, especially since he saw me naked. When I stepped out of the bathroom, his eyes searched min
I like the banter but I do not want to waste their time either. “Burgundy is the color of choice?" Because, right! Larry hadn't told me about this. Shit. Shit. Shit. It is Charlotte who answers. “Yes, your fiancé will be wearing a burgundy tuxedo. With the right accessories, we could make pure whi
By having him so close to me again, I feel like I can become someone good enough for both of us. "Just be careful around him," Madeline says. "I know you…Tiffany. Please be careful." "I shouldn't fall in love with him?" I tease because we both know that I am hopelessly in love with Larry who is
I square my shoulders and look at her dead in the eyes. “I don’t care about anything else, Sweets. I want you to be someone I can be myself with. I want to protect you, love you, and ache for you. I want to be the man that you seek for. Please let me be that for you…for us.” Is This Real?
Larry I pass her the chocolates and she opens it and takes one out. She bites from it and closes her eyes to savor the sweet taste. “Do you like it?” I ask. She nods. “You have good taste. Try it with me, Larry.” We sit together on the couch in the living room and I take one of the chocolat
I actually atop breathing and a shiver runs down my spine when I hear this because, somehow, I know it might be the truth and me clinging onto old memories and what ifs and maybes are because I can’t get over leaving again. “Hard truth, Tiffany?” Laurene asks but she doesn’t wait for an answer. “
I raise my cup and lean forward. We are sitting in a circle so it makes it easy for me to look from either of the friends here with me. “What should we toast to?” Laurene licks her lips and raises her glass too. “To us being the most creative friends on the East Coast.” “To our reunion!” Brynn s
Tiffany I go to visit Laurene at her place to tell her about what has been happening. "I don't support you leaving Adrian for whatever you are doing!" She says to me. "Is that why you gave him my number and where to find me?" I ask. I'm still angry that she did but when I ask this, I am not r
"That is lovely," she says and we kiss again. It feels like this is the best life. I leave her house and go home. I am happy with how everything is turning out to be that for a while I seem to have forgotten about Caroline's cheating and her hurting our son until she shows up at my house the n
"And the divorce papers you sent?" She asks with a rather sharp tone. "That hurt me. What about it? What are we to do with that?" "Tear it up," I say. "I can't stand a minute with you, sweets. Forgive me and stay with me." I take her to my car and drive her home. On the drive home, we are silent
Larry Tiffany kisses me and it takes all of my willpower not to slam her into me and kiss her with all of my pent-up emotions. I miss her dearly and having her so close to me only ignites the longing and doubles it too. After she breaks the kiss, we stand apart just breathing in each other's s