“It shouldn’t be like this. I thought back in school, all the girls were running after you. I figured you’d be dating a bunch of girls by the time you got to college.”
Harrison took a deep breath, trying to stay calm. “I don’t mess around with them. I don’t even know who likes me. What about you? Why don’t you find someone?”
“I’m afraid of running into the wrong person,” Natalie shrugged, with a light-hearted tone.
“You’re only three years older than me,” Harrison quipped.
“Just wash the fruit and take it out,” Natalie said, her voice shifting slightly.
Harrison hesitated for a moment, then grabbed the fruit and left.
Later that evening, Candace insisted on keeping Autumn and her son for dinner. Autumn tried to refuse but gave in after some persuasion. Natalie stayed in the kitchen t
