Chapter 45 - Readings

‘See you tomorrow at lunch,’ the chat from Tom says. He ends it with some cute smiley that I can’t help but grin, too.

I close my screen and shift my attention to Lukas, who is eyeing me suspiciously.

“What?” I ask.

“Who are you chatting with?”

“A friend,” I answer.

“Really? You seem delighted,” he remarks, his voice tinged with skepticism.

“Lukas, I am chatting with a friend, okay?”

“What’s the name of the friend?” he insists.

“Tom. He’s my previous office mate. I met him in San Francisco during my solo trip.”

“Oh,” he mutters. “He knows you are married?”

“I told him.”

“And my father knows?”

I sigh. “Lukas, there is no reason for your father to know. Should we start telling each other about our friends?”

“Maybe,” he responds. “Maybe you should invite your friend here, too.”

“You realize I am only here for three years, right? Until you pass your University exams?”

He nods.

“And if we let our family and friends into our life, it will present some issues later.”

He frown