Beyond the Divorce

Soon after, Lauren prepared to leave us at the hospital entrance. She smiled weakly and said, “I won't go with you, Chlo. I should go home and check on things since it’s been almost two days since I returned.”

I understood she also had a home to return to. I followed Atlas back to the car but realized I hadn't driven since I returned. He glanced at me with a suggestive smile and asked, “Pleca Park or Amethyst Apartments?”

“Amethyst Apartment, duh!” I felt embarrassed and couldn't look at him.

After driving me home, he got out and followed me inside. He seemed familiar with the place as he removed his coat and entered the kitchen. I hurried after him and said, “Why don't you rest? Let’s just make some noodles.”

He looked back at me, saying, “You should shower and rest. Let me handle this.”

“Did you get any sleep today?" I remembered to ask. After all, he had also been on the go for over twenty hours.

He gazed at me tenderly and asked, “Are you worried about me? Let’s go to bed early later.”

His words made me blush again. Then, he pulled me in and kissed my forehead, saying, “You don't need to be shy around me. Go on, I'll make you some food.”

little skeptical because I hadn’t seen Atlas cooking before. He was always too busy when he stayed with me and Ava. Although I was recovering at the time, I did the cooking. I was

“You

do housework?” He washed his hands and put on an apron before taking some ingredients from

ago. I even had special training

to cook for me. I

confirmed nor denied

these things, shouldn't they? Still, ‘someone’ seemed to like passing by my

seems like you've been paying much attention to me. Why

he saw an onion in the fridge, he took it and raised

was charming, making my heart flutter. I helplessly palmed my

rest. I'll

taken a break since returning

had sweated profusely, I felt