Fate's Intervention
“Peter asked, trying to keep his voice level and his temper under control.
Matthew jerked awake and leapt to his feet, forgetting about Marcelle until she landed with a thud on the wooden floor. He winced as her head smacked the side of the desk and she let out a yelp.
He reached down and offered her a hand up, a sheepish grin on his face, “Sorry about that, but your father gave me a fright.”
Marcelle rubbed her temple, turned, and faced her dad, a blush on her cheeks at his having c...aught her in what appeared to be a compromising position. Her swollen lips and disheveled clothing helped matters not at all.
“I do believe an explanation is in order, Matthew,” he said, eyeing the young man angrily.
“And you would be right,” he said and then turned to address Marcelle. “Go clean up and I’ll explain things to your dad.”
Marcelle lowered her gaze in embarrassment at the reminder of the previous evening, and merely nodded her head.MoreLess
Matthew jerked awake and leapt to his feet, forgetting about Marcelle until she landed with a thud on the wooden floor. He winced as her head smacked the side of the desk and she let out a yelp.
He reached down and offered her a hand up, a sheepish grin on his face, “Sorry about that, but your father gave me a fright.”
Marcelle rubbed her temple, turned, and faced her dad, a blush on her cheeks at his having c...aught her in what appeared to be a compromising position. Her swollen lips and disheveled clothing helped matters not at all.
“I do believe an explanation is in order, Matthew,” he said, eyeing the young man angrily.
“And you would be right,” he said and then turned to address Marcelle. “Go clean up and I’ll explain things to your dad.”
Marcelle lowered her gaze in embarrassment at the reminder of the previous evening, and merely nodded her head.MoreLess
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