There were only two reasons for Mildred and Haines to meet: one was that Haines couldn't talk about his dilemma with anyone except Mildred. And for Mildred, using Haines as an excuse for everything was very convenient. She would even use him as an excuse without actually meeting him.
And today, they both needed each other.
"A night watching a movie while cuddling with a good wine… and then a kiss on the cheek at the end, it sounds very comforting,," Mildred chuckled, "Did your heart skip a beat?"
"Mildred."
"Haha!" She raised her hands in surrender. "Who would have thought? That we'd be having this sort of dilemma at our age?"
They both had to admit—they were too old to be dealing with matters of the heart. Yet here they were. One was stressing over an arrangement he had voluntarily agreed to, while the other… was in practically the same situation.
