Engagement

Daphne's POV

My hands held Alexis, as my hands went on his back, smoothening it gently, Lorenzo was still, not saying a word, but I knew he had a lot in mind.

My hand held his hands, squeezing it gently, as I tried to get him back to me when he gave a small smile at me, his eyes deepened as he stared at me.

“ I am fine” he assured me, that I wondered if he knew if he had any idea that his face was a sharp contrast to what he had just said.

“ It is fine to let the tears down if you want to”

His lips curved into a small smile, which did little to help, before he glanced outside.

“ Chad will be waiting for us, we have to be sure that everything is fine, and whatever is it wouldn't harm him, you know with everything that has been happening”

I nodded, bobbed my head in understanding at what he had just said. It was going to be fine.

“ Wouldn't you go back? To take him to the morgue?”

He bobbed. “ I will have to do that tomorrow, I would prefer that we bury him tomorrow, but first