Chapter 61

As he stated, it was just a coffee date. We had coffee and pastries at a dainty and cute coffee shop. The main reason for his invitation was to show me around and I liked the feeling of being treated as an equal.

Pedro and I had a long coffee chat. We talked about a variety of topics, and before we knew it, it was time to go. My eyes widened as I checked the time on the adjacent wall clock; it was after five o'clock in the afternoon, and Henry was usually home around five-thirty.

"I need to go home right now," I explained to Pedro. Pedro offered to walk me home despite the fact that he wasn't ready to leave. He seemed to be having a good time or maybe he was just bored, and I was available for chitchat.

When I arrived at Henry's house a few minutes later, I was relieved. I was so relieved that I forgot about the man on the couch. "Hello, Henry," I jokingly said, but he scowled at me.

"Can you tell me where have you been? I clearly told you to stay at home wh