THIRTY SIX

Mary squinted her eyes to the morning sunlight seeping into her room from the window. She slightly rubbed her forehead which hurt somehow from all the partying last night. She noticed only then that she still had her dressed on.

She had slumped on the bed last night, hoping to have a little rest before she changed her clothes, but it seemed like she had slept off and had forgotten to take it off. So he looked at her already packed belongings, then she looked at the clock by her bedside. She needed to be on her way. She remembered the look on Adonis face when he had asked her to stay. Mary shrugged her shoulders, her mind was already made up.

However, Mary decided that she would serve Emma her coffee, and also use that opportunity to to inform her that she was leaving.

Adonis bumps into Mary in the kitchen while making the coffee, in his mind he concluded that she had considered his request.

“Good morning beautiful one” he teased. Mary let out a small smile, although she d