Mr. Harris walked quietly with Chloe until they reached the entrance to the building. He turned to her and stood for a moment looking over her shoulder before finally talking.   "He was my boy, and I loved him probably best of them all, but you have always been good to me, and I hope to keep you as a daughter after this if you let me." He was still looking over her shoulder. He cleared his throat and looked into her eyes before finishing. "I'm sorry for how he has treated you even in death."   "Thank you." Chloe looked into her father-in-law's eyes and saw the conflict and sorrow that ate at him. "I'm not sure how I feel about all this, but I loved him since I was fourteen and even before. He has been an important part of my life, however, imperfect it turned out. I will honor the good times and move on from here with my life. Jerrod

Chloe shook her head and just let Liam drive. At the rate in which that slushie was coursing through his veins, she didn't think she could stop him anyway. "What exactly do you plan on doing?" She asked as they pulled into her driveway. "Well, investigate of course." He said getting out of the car and walking up the steps to her front door. "I am a detective after all. I must make sure the items in question are up to proper safety standards. Your safety is of the utmost importance." "How chivalrous of you." She mumbled as he fumbled with her keys. She took them from him and unlocked the door and before she could open it all the way he was already in the house and down the hall. "I am here to serve and protect in any

The next morning Chloe woke up still in her dress on the spare bed with her heels tossed across the room somewhere. Kendra was snuggled under the comforter and didn't seem to have any clothes on at all, which wasn't surprising, nothing ever was with her. Chloe got up, got washed and dressed, and soon Kendra followed. Not long after, Kat was at Chloe's door and the three of them went off to yoga together. When Kat headed home after their yoga class, Chloe and Kendra headed to the grocery store to get supplies for their next list item. Kendra drove and on the way she got pulled over.   "Were you speeding?" Chloe asked.   "No. It's Pike." Kendra responded as she watched the officer approaching the car in the rear view mirror.   "Fu

Liam entered the spare bedroom and pushed the comforter aside exposing the satin sheets underneath. He sat her down on the bed and kissed her softly sucking on her bottom lip before pulling away. Then her shirt was being lifted up over her head; he grinned at what he saw. She had lost most of the fifteen pounds that had been annoying her when on vacation with Kendra since she was forced to work out every morning with Kendra and had made friends with a French workout partner by night.  Liam pushed her back gently onto the bed, and with his knee between her legs, he kissed each of her nipples softly then her belly before standing back up. She watched him unlace and step out of his shoes. He began unbuttoning his shirt from the top down all the while his eyes focused on hers. She saw his hard chest with perfectly trimmed hair come into view, and she thought it was like a really sexy strip show sans the

Chloe got out of the shower and headed to her closet, the spare bedroom closet, which was now the bedroom she used. She hadn't slept in the master bed or used the room in months now. Mr. Kawasaki at the insurance company told her to stop by after work to go over the paperwork. Work, she thought trying to decide what to wear to work. She took into account her night with Kendra as mild as it may have been she did consume quite a bit of wine and for the second night in a row. Plus even though she couldn't stay awake with Liam, which was probably in her best interest considering what was about to happen, she did wake up gasping for air and seeing red several times after having nightmares as was her usual nightly routine. And there was her talk with the insurance company, which had not left a good taste in her mouth, so