Ulterior Motives

If not for Autumn's return, I would never have cooked dinner. I looked into the kitchen, saw that dinner was not yet ready, and said, “Not yet!”

“Let's go downtown to eat tonight. I'll go over to pick you and Autumn up later. Remember to dress warmly.” There were sounds of Tristan sorting out documents, which meant that he was still at work.

Having not gone out in a long while, I was worried, and