Chapter 73

~Nivea

He led me to a cute shop across the road, opening the door for me like a gentleman. The door dinged. It wasn’t loud but it was audible enough to be heard. 

I looked up and saw that there was a small bell hanging on top of the door to announce new customers. 

As soon as we walked a few steps in, an old woman, well not really old but probably in her 40s or 50s approached us. She gave me a once over, slowly looking at me carefully from head to toe. She was openly checking me out.

“Hey Mia,” Alejandro called her attention.

“Hi love, how’s the hospital?’ she asked. The way she switched from her stern facial expression to a soft one was baffling to me.

“It’s good, how’s business? It seems it’s kinda busy,” he looked around.

“It is, but nothing we can’t handle,” she replied confidently.

I just stood there awkwardly while they exchanged