Never Too Far Novel

Chapter 66

Chapter 66

The downpour didn’t look like it would stop anytime soon. Looking over at the man on the couch, Anastasia offered, “I’ll get you an umbrella right away.”

However, Elliot eyed her in mild amusement as he said matter-of-fačtly, “I’m staying here for the night.”

Stunned, she blinked at him for a moment and asked, “Why?”

“Because Jared needs me.” As if to make a point, Elliot stroked Jared’s head with his large palm like he was some kind of guardian deity, and the little one looked up at him with an imploring expression and begged, “Mr. Presgrave, Mommy and I are terrified of lightning and thunder, so can you please stay with us and keep us safe for the night?”

Anastasia immediately interjected, “Absolutely not, Jared. I’m more than capable of keeping you safe during the storm.”

“But you’re terrified of thunder too, Mommy!” Jared argued, mercilessly calling her bluff.

“I am not. I’m just—” She was about to make her case when the universe, determined to prove her wrong, called upon yet another bout of lightning that slithered past the sky and tore through the night. As always, this was followed by another violent clap of thunder.

She shuddered, flinching as she clasped her hands to her ears quickly.

did not miss the amusement glittering in his eyes. Flushing, she mumbled

go as soon as

tightly Jared was clinging onto Elliot, Anastasia nodded and said in resignation, “Fine, then. You can’t

with Jared and headed back into her bedroom. When she saw the undergarment that he had retrieved earlier, she was seized with the urge to

alert that urged everyone to

night? If everyone finds out that we spent the night together at my place, the rumor mill will have a field day churning out

space, she didn’t have an extra room to put Elliot in, and the only

the bathroom by his mother so that he could wash up for bed. A while later, Anastasia emerged from the room with a better part of her clothes splattered by bathwater. . Having settled Jared

new message. Jared immediately grabbed her phone and keyed in the pin before reading the text. “It’s a message from Mr. Nigel!” he declared

concern as it read, ‘Anastasia, are you

how to reply to a text, so he set the phone down and busied himself with his Legos once more. Elliot reached for the pink phone, and with his long fingers clutching the device, he typed out the

not deter Nigel from his enthusiastic efforts. ‘You know I’m just worried about you and Jared, Anastasia. I’ll come over right now, how about

you can’t. It isn’t suitable for you to drop by right now, came

suitable? I stayed over at your

thought,

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