“Mm,” Louis nodded. “If it happens again, I’ll handle it.”“Alright.” Adora agreed, then asked, “So Linda really volunteered to go to Westhaven?”“What, you think I forced her out too?” Louis chuckled, echoing her tone from earlier. “You don’t give Ryan the time of day, and I feel the same about h
Noah chuckled, deliberately avoiding the rearview mirror. "Adora, you don’t have to worry about appearances around family. You two go ahead. I promise I’ll see nothing, hear nothing."That only made Adora even more embarrassed. Her face flushed bright red, and she quickly put some distance between
In the evening, Louis called and told her not to head home.He’d be coming over to the faculty apartment instead.Adora lit up instantly. "You’re finally not working overtime tonight?""Yeah, things are settled at the department, and my mom was discharged this afternoon. I’ll clock out after this ca
Adora was caught off guard. "Your sister went to Westhaven?"She hadn’t heard a word about it.She figured Louis probably didn’t know either.He’d been so swamped lately, there was no way he had time to keep up with everything."Don’t play dumb," Ryan snapped. "If no one pushed her, she wouldn’t hav
Adora was speechless."I really do miss you. Come on, feel for yourself…" He shamelessly leaned in and kissed her cheek, his body pressing close against her lower back.Of course, Adora could feel it.This bastard.When she’d tried to comfort him earlier, he acted all cold and distant.Now that she
She’d done the math—her period was coming soon.A bit more activity around this time would help with circulation and hormone balance.Sure enough, the moment she said it, Louis looked visibly surprised.Their eyes met. Adora started to feel a little embarrassed, her cheeks flushing red.But since s