A Tender Invitation

He said it as a matter of fact, and it slowly dawned on him how inappropriate it sounded. Declan glanced embarrassingly at Tristan and promptly left the room.

“It's not good to take so much of that, you know,” Tristan said.

I grunted in agreement, as my gaze fell on Autumn. “I want to visit the hospital in a while.”

“I'll accompany you.” Tristan volunteered.

I wanted to reject, but Autumn chose th