Book Two: Seventy One

"I will get started with breakfast" Alethea said walking out. As much as she wanted to stare at him all day she knew that she had to excuse them at that moment.

"How did you end up sleeping here? You said you were going to go after the tea" Aletta asked sitting beside him.

"I was going to go but you looked so beautiful as you slept I had no choice but to watch you"

"Did I snore or grind my teeth?" she asked in a gasp her hand going over her mouth.

Joshua shrugged with a smirk across his face. "I did didn't I?" she asked with an expression of terror.

"Wouldn't they be trying to reach you?"

"Who?" Joshua asked.

"Did you forget about your family?" Aletta said and something began to vibrate. Joshua took up his phone and waved it in his face. Mom was written across the screen.

"I guess you are right" he muttered before picking up the phone and standing up to walk a distance away from her.

"Hello Mom"

"I thought you were intentionally ignoring everyone at home. Even Angel tried to reach