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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:

to meet Abby. It had been a while since they last spent time together, and Abby had been excited

as Nora stepped into the restaurant, Abby spotted her

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father

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Nora!" she squealed, flinging her arms around

laughed and hugged her back.

who had been watching from the side, smiled at the interaction. He had already booked movie tickets for them at 1:00 PM. After a relaxed meal, the three of them made their way

checking their tickets, Abby tugged on Cole's sleeve. "Uncle Cole, can we get

said.

"Big! I'll share it

chuckled. "Alright. Big it

theater, Abby happily plopped down between them, clutching the oversized popcorn bucket like a treasure. She took a handful, popping some into her mouth before eagerly offering

Nora.

and took

Cole, urging him to

chosen a newly

film, as Nora absentmindedly reached for more popcorn, her fingers accidentally brushed

She froze.

So did he.

a moment, neither of them moved. Then Cole

gave

engrossed in the movie, didn't notice

for the popcorn again

his gaze. He misinterpreted it as her trying to avoid him, and for some reason, it put him in

through the movie, Abby leaned toward Nora and whispered, "Aunt Nora, I need to go to the

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and took her hand, leading

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