Chapter 16

It was only 5:00 pm when Lucille ended her call with Bailey. She didn't feel like sleeping, so she called Samuel and had him email her whatever documents that needed her attention.

At 5:30 pm, her phone rang. She glanced at it and answered it.

"That was fast. I guess you already woke up from your nap?" Spencer's gentle voice rang out on the other end of the line.

Lucille felt her heart skip a beat. The tingling made her feel uneasy. She bit her lip and hummed in agreement. Spencer continued, "What do you want for dinner tonight?"

"Huh?" She was taken aback. Then, she asked tentatively, "Are you… Are you gonna cook?"

After all, he'd revealed to her a couple of hours ago that he could cook.

"Yeah. I'll have Kent drop the ingredients off at your place, and I'll head home to cook for you once I'm done with things here. Or do you want to walk around a bit? I can accompany you to the supermarket, and we can get the things ourselves." Spencer gave her two choices.

Lucille didn't know w