To fit into his school uniform, Everett had made a point of just washing his hair and letting it dry naturally, letting his thick, short locks fall where they may.
Standing there, he looked every bit the tall, graceful teenager he was pretending to be.
Soon, he'd sling his backpack over his shoulder, grab his textbooks, and head back to school to work on some assignments.
"Does wearing this make me look like I'm trying to be younger?" Everett played along with her fantasy of school uniform role-play, not even worried about bumping into a business associate while dressed like this.
"You're not pretending at all! Who would guess you're a dad of two?"
"Really? Can't tell?" Everett raised an eyebrow, taking a moment to check his reflection in the rearview mirror.
There was a difference, however slight, from his teenage years.
Back then, he was so innocent! The most he'd dared was a stealthy touch of a girl's fingertip while borrowing a pen.
And that would have his heart racing for an entire class period before calming down!
Now?
Well, now he was far from those innocent days.
"You can't tell, I swear!" Dorothy raised her hand solemnly.
Everett decided to take her word for it.
But then...
"What about your uniform?"
She had chosen an all-black outfit for herself, very understated.
With a hat and a mask, she might be mistaken for a celebrity trying to go incognito.
"If I wore a uniform too, wouldn't that be like actual puppy love? I just want to hide your identity. That way, even if Quincy saw us on the street, she'd never guess it was you and me."
"Just to hide my identity?"
"Well, not just that! Also, to fulfill a dream of yours."
With that, Dorothy placed her hand in Everett's palm and squeezed, "Didn't you always want to experience what puppy love was like? I didn't understand it when I was in my teens, but I do now. I hope it's not too late."
Everett had seen them before but never played. His student days were filled with studying, and since he never secretly dated Dorothy back then, he missed out on these typical dating activities.
"Finally, something you don't know how to do! Here, hold these for me, and I'll grab you something." Dorothy handed her milkshake to him and dashed off to get some coins.
Watching her back, Everett felt as if Dorothy was truly reliving her girlhood.
But that wasn't quite right...
During her actual youth, she wasn't like this at all.
Perhaps now, she was finally showing how she should have been back then.
Everett smiled to himself, glancing down at the half-finished strawberry milkshake in his hand, then took a sip.
Too sweet.
The strawberry flavor was strong.
But... he liked it.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires
Why didn't Jeffrey call Everett from the office? Lock his door instruct security to not let anyone in and speak to Everett on the phone? Or send him a text giving him a quick summary of what's up and that he's on his way over. That way when he runs into Heather on his way out he informs her Everett already knows....
The children's stories are si boring. This book is like torture. I've put in so much time I have to see this through but it's becoming more difficult....
Finish this already...
Why are you delaying the updates? You wait over a month just to give us 5 chapters?...
Again no updates in weeks, is this where the story ends?...
Can you please just post the whole book this is dragging out and no updates in weeks...
Felicity s hold grow up n relise that craving is playing n finish getting back together correctly with mile n get married and Abigail needs to grow up n stop being shelter by her parent n realize that the other women is lying n getting her to hpget a divorce with Craig, n Craig needs to be to pride to see what's really going on n stop being dumb...
This story is getting boring already. Just wrap it up 🙏...
Can you please convey this to the person who owns this website? Update “find me in your labyrinth” novel please...author is MIA since 12/4......
I don't agree with not letting him in. That just seems cruel and besides wasn't the whole point of getting pregnant again was for him to experience and travel the journey of pregnancy with her?...