The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0065

With a statement like there, I had no polite way of backing out. Not that I would. These kids needed me,

and Elva was already having fun with them, playing on the slides.

Nicholas and I would just have to put aside our differences long enough to help the kids. After that, we

could go back to not getting along as usual.

After confirming I would be staying, the caretaker offered to lead me and Mark inside.

“I’ll stay out here,” Mark said. “Keep an eye on the kids.”

I was grateful. If he watched Elva, I knew I wouldn’t have to worry.

Inside, I joined Nicholas in the kitchen. He was washing dishes, preparing for the day’s main event:

lunch. And what an extravagant lunch it would be, if the piles of containers were any indication.

“Did you bring all this from the palace?” I peeked under the aluminum foil on one of the containers. Inside was at least ten servings of garlic potatoes.

“One of the cooks is particularly fond of me,” Nicholas said. “She makes special servings when I ask.”

like you. There’s a ton of food

good cause. Plus, I make sure she’s

No wonder

finished washing a plate then set it aside on a wet stack. Grabbing a towel, I went

and began to dry.

domestic. Him washing and then passing the dishes to me to dry. It reminded me of when

been dating. How many times had we shared

wasn’t all

to help out the

good fortune from being there, it was the least I could do to pay some

had always accompanied me. Often times,

never stopped,” he said.

after Elva, with her sickness, we couldn’t always go

and I help out at an orphanage closer to home. For the

Nicholas grunted in acknowledgement.

reminisce, but it was hard

some of our best conversations like this,” I said. “Do you remember

caught it? I’ll never forget. I felt

you a question, and you knew you were going to surprise me. You were

it.”

remember

a dish to glance at me. His

looked sad.