Chapter 184

"Babe, I need to get to another town this evening. I need to pick up something from my office there." Lucas said.

It was early in the morning, with the birds singing in the air and the morning animals chirping in the forests round about them.

It was also the day of the anniversary, the day when both Aliyah and Lucas would be in their strongest form.

"You realize what day it is today right?" Aliyah asked.

Lucas knew but still, he knew he had to take the trip. It was very important not only to him but to the entire company and he wouldn't trade it for anything else.

"This is important to me Aliyah, you've got to understand." He said

Aliyah didn't know what was more important than staying home when he clearly knew that going out on a anniversary day was not a good decision.

"Can't it wait till the following day?" Aliyah asked.

"It honestly can't. If I could, I wouldn't bother going today." Lucas said.

Aliyah thought about it and judging from the look in his eyes, she knew it had