72|I Want Your Friend

They were at his childhood home in Highland Crest in fifteen minutes.

Sitting around the fireplace and enjoying their mid-morning snack, his parents were pleasantly surprised to see him when he walked into the parlour with Elena in tow.

"Sit!" He glowered at her, pointing at the loveseat in front of the French windows overlooking the back garden.

Elena hesitated ever so briefly—as if she's deba