Chapter 17: EXALTED

CHAPTER 17

EXALTED

“Oh, hi! It’s good to see you here,” Quinn greeted her with her usual bright smile. Her eyes moved to Lumiere. “And who might be this cute kid?” she asked.

Lumiere was hiding behind Ria’s back. He really is shy towards strangers. “He is--”

But then, Gwen came running back to where they are. She was holding her coffee in her hand, slightly spilling.

“Ria!” she called on her, almost shouting. She looks she was in a hurry, but when she saw she was with Quinn, she moved closer to whisper in her ears. “We need to go. It’s his dad. He’s here.”

Ria’s eyes widened. It would be not a good time for their reunion. Not with the children around.

“It’s good to see you too. But we needed to go,” Ria said to Quinn as she picked up Lumiere.

“Yes. We need to go. Sorry. We are in a hurry.” Gwen told Quinn as if she knows her.

But then, she was thankful that Quinn was there to pull her out that moment. She can’t lie about what was obvious. Her heart, however, was in doubt that Quinn mi