The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Tommy thought it was Annie who came since she would often drop by from time to time. Thus, he was surprised when he
opened the door and saw Sophia instead.
Sophia, however, was not surprised at seeing Tommy there. She knew Jeremy had arranged for him to be there.
“Tommy. I’ve come to visit Corinne. Is she in?”
Tommy looked at her in surprise and with slight wariness. He was afraid that something bad would happen again if they let the
two women meet. After all, they did not start on the right foot during their first meeting.
“Yes, she’s in. But may I know what’s the purpose of your visit?”
“I came to see how she’s doing and...to invite her to my birthday party,” said Sophia honestly.
Aaron looked like he was in a dilemma. “Well... Uh...”
Knowing what Tommy was worrying about, Sophia flashed a smile at him and assured him, “Don’t worry, I’ve already told Jeremy
I’m going to invite Corinne, and he’s okay with it.”
“Oh, I see. In that case, can you wait in the living room while I let Miss Corinne know you’re here? She might be resting though,
so don’t have your hopes up.”
Sophia shook her head. “It’s okay. Don’t wake her up if she’s resting. I can wait here for as long as it takes. It’s not like I have
anything better to do, anyway.”
Tommy was grateful for Sophia’s understanding. He quickly went to knock on Corinne’s door.
She was not sleeping but scrolling through her phone to shop for baby’s clothing. The baby was about to be due soon, and she
had many things she needed to prepare.
She got up to open the door when she heard the knock on the door.
“Miss Corinne, Miss Sophia has come to visit you,” said Tommy respectfully.
Corinne yawned. “Tell her I’m not home.”
“Uh... She already knows you’re home and is waiting in the living room for you,” replied Tommy embarrassedly.

Corinne really did not care. She was about to close the door when Sophia walked over with a smile and greeted her, “Hey,
Corinne.”
A look of annoyance flashed through Corinne’s face. ‘So rude of her to step out of the living room when she’s only a guest.’
“Hey, Sophia. What’s up?” asked Corinne with a superficial smile.
Sophia stopped in front of her and, within earshot of Tommy, said apologetically, “I want to apologize for the misunderstanding
yesterday and also invite you to my birthday party tomorrow night.”
She took out a beautiful invitation from her bag and handed it to Corinne. “You can bring your friends, too! The more the merrier!”
Corinne accepted the invitation and gave it a cursory glance before saying, “Miss Sophia, do you seriously think I can attend a
birthday party with the condition I’m in?”
Sophia looked at Corinne’s protruding belly. “Of course you can!” she said confidently. “You can drink juice instead of alcohol. I
heard pregnant mothers can get even more sensitive if they stay at home all the time, so you should come out more, Corinne. It’ll
be good for both your body and mind if you hang out and talk with some friends.”
Corinne smiled politely and gave her back the invitation. “Thank you for thinking of me, but I’m too lazy and have no interest in
joining pointless social events.”
Sophia quickly grabbed her hand and said ‘sincerely’, “You must come, Corinne! I don’t have any friends here, so I really, really
hope we can be friends. Can you please take some pity on me and just come?”
Corinne pulled back her hand and shook it as though trying to get some dust off.