Chapter 198

Gordon didn't hesitate to decline. "No, thanks. Mayra and I have already eaten. I need to get her home. We'll take our leave now." Emily's parents had all their attention on Gordon, so they hadn't noticed the fair-skinned, pretty girl hiding behind him. Grady asked, "And who might this be?" Mayra moved forward and hooked her arm through Gordon's. "I'm his girlfriend, the serious kind." Emily's mother, Libby Hill, gave her a once-over and shook her head. "So young and already in a relationship? Gordon, you can't let this interfere with your studies." Gordon responded coolly, "You don't need to worry about it. I know what I'm doing. We have things to do. Goodbye, then." Mayra sat on the bicycle's rear seat and hugged his waist without sparing a glance at Emily and her parents. Emily clearly wanted to upset Mayra, but Mayra wouldn't give her the satisfaction. The young couple stopped at a café in the college town, then Mayra went on a shopping spree. Gordon knew she wasn't one to