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Alex considered it for a moment but then hesitated. He had been seeing Nora more often lately and didn't want to be too clingy. Instead, he asked, "What about Aunt Linda? I still-"

Arnold cut him off, his voice firm. "Aunt Linda has work tomorrow. Don't bother her."

Something in his tone made Alex drop the subject. He pressed his lips together before sighing, "Fine. I'll just ask Mom."

Arnold hummed in response, distracted.

Alex picked up his phone and dialed Nora's number.

Nora had just stepped through her apartment door when her phone started ringing. She glanced at the screen, saw Alex's name, and hesitated.

After a moment, she put the phone down without answering.

She walked straight into the bathroom, letting the cool water from the shower wash away the day's exhaustion. By the time she came out, the phone had stopped ringing.

Back at Lancelot Manor, Alex put his phone down with a small sigh. "Mom's probably busy," he muttered. "She's been working a lot."

Harrison, who had been lounging nearby, overheard. "I'm free tomorrow," he offered. "Want to hang

out?"

Alex's face lit up. "Really?"

Harrison grinned. "Yeah. We can do whatever you want."

Alex beamed, already making plans in his head.

The Next Day:

Nora was on her way to meet Abby. It had been a while since they last spent time together, and Abby

the restaurant, Abby spotted her and ran over

10:20

left, Alpha father and son went crazy

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she squealed, flinging her arms

laughed and hugged her back. "Abby, long time no

smiled at the interaction. He had already booked movie tickets for them at 1:00 PM. After a relaxed

Abby tugged on Cole's sleeve.

Cole said.

didn't hesitate. "Big! I'll share

chuckled. "Alright.

them, clutching the oversized popcorn bucket like a treasure. She

Nora.

and

to Cole, urging him to eat

enjoyed herself, Cole had chosen a newly released animated

Nora absentmindedly reached for more

She froze.

So did he.

moment, neither of them moved. Then Cole slowly withdrew his

regaining her composure, gave

movie,

for the popcorn again

as her trying to avoid him, and for some reason, it put

through the movie, Abby leaned toward Nora and whispered, "Aunt Nora,

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hand, leading her out of the

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