Chapter 173

"Where are we going?" Lucette asked as they stepped out onto the pavement in front of her apartment.

It was three months since their son had been born, and he was coming home from the hospital tomorrow. To celebrate, Ariston was taking her out to dinner.

It had been a long, harrowing three months.

Annas—the name meant ‘a gift given by God’—had had several lung infections that had terrified both Ariston and Lucette at the time, and twice it had been touch and go. Lucette had felt more fear than she ever had before, and yet with Ariston ’s support and strength, she’d met every challenge head-on, determined to believe in her son, to imbue him with all the strength and love she felt.

And he was healthy now—weighing just over five pounds and more precious to Ariston and Lucette than they ever could have known.

Ariston hailed a cab, and as the car pulled to the kerb, he leaned over the window to give directions. He’d been making a big secret of their destination, which made Lucette