The roads leading to Dew Square seemed to stretch on with no end in sight for the man in the backseat of the car which was driving in absolute silence. Williams had given in to his fate and no longer bothered his boss about the meeting or their flight.The DNA test result was still clenched tightly in Richard’s hands. The realization that Maria had been pregnant at such a difficult time in her life almost drove him insane. That single fact hurt so deeply that he momentarily forgot that she had been married to Shane Coker not too long after she had disappeared. Everything suddenly began to make sense and still made no sense at the same time. She had been carrying his child for goodness sake! How could she have had the heart to hide not only herself from him but also their child?~The two women stared at each other for a long time in the living room. They were both standing, one with short blonde hair and a proud lifted chin as she looked around the little room and the other woman with

“What’s up with this sudden interest in eating out?.” Aria asked grumpily as she looked around the busy restaurant where Many other customers were seated and having their afternoon lunch.Lola resisted the urge to roll her eyeballs at her friend. “I’m doing you a favor alright? You should take a rest from cooking all the time.” She declared then waved at a waiter in a corner to come over to their table, then she pointed out what dishes they would like to have from the menu.“Well, I’m not complaining,” Aria mumbled. “I like cooking because I enjoy eating with just you.” She added with a pout.Lola laughed. “Alright, alright. We are here already and we can’t go back .. so let’s just enjoy the food and try not to ruin the mood. Thank you.” They watched as their lunch was served and started to eat immediately after. “So what’s the plan now?.” Aria asked as she straightened her back while looking at Lola meaningfully.“Plan?.” Lola repeated with a raised eyebrow. “Yes.. we have no job an

“Aria Davis,” Noah repeated. His brows furrowed as he maintained steady eye contact with Tyler while thinking deeply. He had never really liked Aria, but then... “What motive could Aria have possibly had to sabotage a love letter? It doesn’t make sense.” Noah declared and leaned back on his office seat.Tyler shrugged and reached out to pick up a snack from the servings on the table delivered by the secretary on his arrival. “Maybe she has a crush on you or something.”“Not a chance. She loathes me.”“Well never say never. You never know with these women. Complicated creatures they are, every single one of them.” Tyler insisted with a frown. “Aria might have been like “I can’t have him... so you can’t have him too..” He sang while flipping an imaginary long hair back. Noah scoffed at the joke and let out a long sigh. Aria Davis having a crush on him was impossible. Thinking back, her territorial attitude towards Lola had not only been against him but he could swear that he had notice

“Grandfather’s organizing a party on Boxing Day and insists that I bring you along with me. Do you mind?.”“Uh?.” Lola dropped the cell phone from her ear. She looked at the contact on the screen carefully with squinted eyes, after confirming that it was grumpy Noah Sanchez who had uttered the words she’d just heard, she mumbled an inaudible ‘wow’ and lifted the cellphone back to her ear. “When did you learn to be so polite?.” She asked. Noah’s eyes narrowed. What did she mean by learning to be polite? “I’ve always been polite.” He argued confidently.Lola scoffed and cleared her throat. She had not meant to say that out loud but it was really surprising. The Noah Sanchez she knew was a cold grumpy man who would always do things his way and never ask for her permission to tag along and he would instead give her orders to be present at the party. Hearing him ask properly for a change felt.. good.Lola smiled. “Well since you asked nicely, I will think about it and get back to you.” Sh

“It’s just one night Aria. One night.”Lola reminded her best friend with widened eyes, her hands clutching firmly on the strap of her backpack which held only a change of outfit for the next day, a novel, her special gift for Maria and Laura, and light necessities needed for their sleepover at Dew Square for Christmas Eve. Aria, on the other hand, was freshly out of the bathroom after a hot bath. Her wet hair was wrapped up with a pink towel likewise her curvy body. On her bed laid three different sets of outfits which all looked the same to Lola except for their different colors. “I know right.” Aria agreed. “But I can’t seem to make up my mind.” She complained with her lips protruding in a silly pout meant to tug at the strings of Lola’s heart. Her puppy eyes looked up at Lola for help.“Unbelievable...” Lola huffed. “..and here I was thinking you were the one with the fashion trends. How wrong I was.” She said disappointed. Lola shook her head and made her way to the bed at the