Chapter 49

Lexi carried the groceries home.

"Lexi, why took you so long? If you hadn't come back soon, I was going to call someone," said Cade as he took the bag of groceries and walked into the kitchen with the help of his cane.

"Well, I took my time."

She glanced at the clock on the wall, her face turning red. She had been held up in the car for an hour.

"The weather is so hot and stuffy today. I'll go take a shower first."

From the kitchen came the sounds of Cade boiling water and washing vegetables.

Meanwhile, Lexi went to take a shower, feeling sticky and uncomfortable. After she finished, she saw a message from Gwen.

She wrote, "Lexi, it's so lonely eating alone. Can I join you for dinner tonight?"

Lexi smiled and replied, "You're always welcome. Come over!"

Gwen sent a blowing kiss emoji and wrote, "Lexi, do you know how funny Claude is? He won't let me call you Lex. He's so domineering."

Lexi was speechless for a moment. She hadn't known about this.

Anyway, she played along and