Chapter 48 He Made It

Paige's POV

"I'm leaving," I informed Noah after I help him sit on the couch in his hotel room. He insisted on staying here after the doctor allowed him to go home. He's okay now but he's still weak. That's what happens when he ate peanuts. He'll get weak for a few hours.

"Stay, please."

I looked at him and shook my head. "I need to work, Noah."

He heaved a sigh and slowly nodded. He looked so disappointed but I really need to work.

I stared at him. He's looking down and if he's just acting, I'd say it's working. I chewed my bottom lip and scratched my forehead. "I'll come back here. Later, after work. We'll… eat dinner together."

He immediately lifted his face and looked at me with a smile curving on his lips. "Really? Then go and finish your work, so you can come here early."

I almost rolled my eyes at him but I ended up laughing while biting my bottom lip. It's not wrong to give myself and us a chance, right? He's not really married to Thalia. Although he has a child with her, it w