GoodReadDorothy paused as her eyes widened with disbelief, "And when you played basketball..." "There's a thing in this world called Band-Aids." "You're quite the daredevil, you know. Back in middle school, you were just a teenager! Tattoos are forever. How could you be so sure we'd meet again when we grew up?" At the end of the day, it was just youthful naivety, wasn't it? The impulsiveness of a teenager! "I never thought that far ahead. When you returned the letters | wrote you, | thought it was your way of saying no." So after that, he didn’t dare to think about their future.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"You thought | rejected you, yet you kept the tattoo?" "Dorothy, don't question my loyalty." He had never been swayed by anyone else, so why would he remove the tattoo? "So, do you have any idea how | felt when | got that text from you?" he asked.
Dorothy blinked in confusion, "What text?" "The one where you asked for some ‘movie’. You said you wanted to see them." Dorothy froze on the spot, her eyes desperately searching for an escape route.
But Everett, holding her hand placed on his tattoo, wouldn't let her go.
"You finally asked for something, | figured. Although | don't have those ‘movie’, | could give you a live demo.” Her face was now a shade of red that could rival a ripe tomato, and her hand was still firmly in his grip, unable to retract it.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I was asking Karen for them. And how did you immediately know what 'movie’ meant?" Everett let out a reluctant chuckle, "I don't mess with women, but | haven't taken a vow of celibacy.” "So, you watch that stuff too?" "Occasionally. Jeffrey forces it on me." "I knew it!" Jeffrey, Everett's buddy, was just like Karen to her! Speaking of Karen, Dorothy realized she needed to make some arrangements for her.
After all, Karen had traveled miles to be here. It wouldn't be fair to just leave her to her own devices while she spent time with Everett.
"How about | invite Karen over for dinner tonight? Is that okay?" "You call the shots." Everett had no objections.
He was grateful to Karen, after all. He knew how much she looked after Dorothy, and of course, he would have been even more grateful if Kenneth wasn't her cousin.
"Great, then I'll shoot Karen a message!" Everett nodded, "She's never been to Swevia Country before, right? | can arrange for someone to show her around for a few days before she heads back." "I'll ask her what she wants to do when she gets here." Dorothy paused, then added, "And... if you see Jeffrey again, could you explain that Karen isn't mean-spirited? She's just really protective of me. | want to apologize on her behalf since she said something really harsh." Despite her lukewarm feelings for Jeffrey, she knew she owed him thanks for looking after Karen in Swevia Country.
"He deserved the scolding. There’s no need to apologize.” Dorothy was taken aback, "Did something happen between them?" Had she missed something in her deep slumber? Everett chose his words carefully, "Karen called you earlier. You were asleep, so | picked it up." "And?" "She said... Things got physical between her and Jeffrey." Dorothy's jaw dropped, "Are you saying they—" Everett quickly clarified, "Nothing serious happened, just that Jeffrey's been in the hospital so long. He was used to being a ladies’ man so now he was uncomfortable with no women around. So, seeing Karen, he got some bad ideas. Don't worry, I've already given him a talking-to, telling him to stay away from your friend." Dorothy pursed her lips, finding the whole situation rather baffling, "Karen laid into him so fiercely, and he still had the nerve to try something on her?"
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