CHAPTER 21

Laura Anthony

I opened the apartment door expecting a sermon like that, but Matheus lifted me up in the air and hugged me so hard that I started to cry.

— Don't cry, my love!— It's all right now.

—I let your father down,— I commented after he walked in and threw himself on the couch pulling me in for a cuddle. Lying with my head on his shoulder, I felt the exact peace I needed at that moment.

—My dad looks tough, but it's just a facade. I've already talked to him and reassured him. Said he'd follow you like a shadow.

—You know I love you, don't you? I played with his hair, receiving a kiss on the cheek soon after.

—Woe to you if you didn't. — And I hope it's at the top of your Christmas gift list. Before Simon even.— He pinched my nose.

—Actually Spok is on top— I blurted out frankly.

— Cum! And where's the Spok that