Chapter 29 Sleeping Over 

“What? Lucia stared up at Arthur in a daze. What did he mean by that? 

“It’s early in the morning, and it’s cold outside, and you’re gonna let me go home like this?” said Arthur, coughing awkwardly. 

“Isn’t that how you just…”Lucia muttered to hersell when she understood Arthur’s meaning, 

“What did you say? I didn’t hear you!” Arthur asked, bending his ear close to Lucia. He just didn’t want to leave tonight. “Nothing” Lucia glared at Arthur and said loudly. But she was afraid that her voice would be too loud for Theodore, who was already asleep, so she glanced in the direction of the room and then looked back at Arthur. “Well, let me get you some quilts. You cah sleep in the guest room.” 

was diagonally opposite the master bedroom and next to Theodore’s room. Arthur glanced at the master bedroom with the night light on. “Is Theodore sleeping with you tonight?” he whispered to Lucia. “Yes,” Lucia replied in a low voice. Arthur said, “That’s why I came here. I didn’t want you to think too much.”

had no idea what Lucia was thinking. When he saw her standing there with the quilt in her arms, he asked her, What’s the matter? Are you staring at me?’ “No!” Lucia said angrily, then took the quilt to the other side of the bed, deliberately bypassed Arthur, and put it down. Then she said, “I’m going back to my room. There’s everything

but she couldn’t. Her cheeks were already burning as she spoke. “Exactly – Arthur smiled triumphantly and said something very meaningful. Pascal! Faging Arthur who acted shamelessly. Lucia left angrily. She felt a bit angry, but there was also a feeling of sweetness surging through her. Seeing Lucia turn her head and leave, Arthur said no more. He had said and done enough tonight. He hoped to see her when he woke

Arthur was startled to find Theodore’s little head on the edge of the bed. *Unde Arthur, were you staying here last night?” Theodore asked, with a sly childish grin on his face. “Yes.’ Arthur sat up slowly

at his son and said,

Theodore, undeterred by Arthur, continued to pry on the side of the bed. That was his first concern.

ask your mornmy that. Where is she?” Arthur

Theodore was sent over by his mother

looked at it. It was 6:50 am, more than half an hour earlier than her usual time at work. His mother seemed more anxious

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