PUT.HER.DOWN.NOW!

TERESA Damn you, Sebastian Gallagher! You turned my world upside down, and now I couldn’t think of anything logical anymore. I didn’t even know how I passed through the night, knowing that he was just next to my room. My thoughts of thousands of sins were always on alert. I imagined him in many positions, taking a shower, sleeping naked. Oh, Lord, this heat of my body that no one could extinguish it. Nobody but him… I was like an erupting volcano. It took me a few hours before I fell asleep. The next morning, I went down for breakfast. Dorothea was already at the table. But she has not started yet. She was probably waiting for me. “Good morning, Mrs. Gallagher!” My courtesy was a bit forced because I felt so close to this woman, knowing that I could discuss almost anything with her. “Good morning, dear Teresa. But please, call me Thea. Now that we no longer take formalities into account, I really want us to share a closer connection. If we think of my son’s relationship with you, this