Chapter 42

*Alejandro*

When I returned, Lucas was standing close to Nora's room. “Sorry I kept you waiting,” I said. He smiled and waved his hand. “It's fine.” He said.

Though my date with Anna had come to an abrupt end, I was glad I could spend the night with Lucas. Alone.

“Have you had dinner?” I asked.

“No.” He replied, “Perfect. Let's have dinner together.” I said. “That would be nice. But,” he paused and inhaled. One hand stuck into his pocket.

“I have plans with a friend.” He said. “The doctor said Mom would need company for the night. Could you please stay with her?” He asked.

This was the first time he was asking me anything. He never asked anything from me, and hearing him asked me to stay with his mom, though it is not something I want to do and I wasn't going to do it, I was glad he was asking me something.

I agreed to stay with Nora and watched him leave.

Williams soon came after some time. “What happened to Nora?” I asked him when he sat close to me. “Well, she collapsed. I di