Never Late, Never Away (Vivian and Finnick)
Chapter 2118

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2118

"Lucius, here are your favorite buffalo wings. Your mom made them just for you." Delilah placed a piece of buffalo wings on Lucius' plate.

"Thanks for the wonderful meal, Mom!" The young boy praised his mom and flashed her a blinding smile before digging in happily.

The atmospherically awkward dinner soon came to an end. However, Caiden showed no signs of taking his leave, much to Larry's dismay. "Lucius, shall we play a game together?" Caiden swept his hands around Lucius and had him sit on his lap.

"I'm down for it! But it's late now. Don't you have to go home?" Lucius curiously looked at Caiden.

The moon had long settled snugly in the dark sky. It was indeed late.

"I see. You don't like me anymore. Guess I'll just go then." Caiden loosened his grip, acting as if he was upset.

"No, no, no, Caiden! I like you, but I'm just worried."

The two then started their own little game on the couch. Delilah witnessed the whole exchange between the boy and the man.

Caiden has declared war. How will Larry defend his territory?

While watching TV, Joan couldn't stop swishing her eyes onto her watch.

"Lucius, it's time for bed. You still have school tomorrow." She yawned.

"Mom, let me play for a little while more, please? We aren't sleepy at all," Lucius pleaded, going against her request.

What's Caiden trying to do here? It's already late. Why is he still hanging around the house? Joan slowly walked towards Caiden and tossed him a polite smile.

"Caiden, as you can see, it's pretty late now. I think it'd be better if you head home now." Her request was nothing but impolite.

That would be her first time asking a guest to leave.

Caiden instantly stood up, his face flushed with embarrassment.

He patted Lucius on the head, saying, "Right, Lucius. I'm going home now. Time to hit the sack."

"Got it, Caiden. Goodbye." Lucius ran into his room after saying his goodbyes.

Meanwhile, Larry stayed cooped up in his bedroom, working. After attending to some urgent matters earlier in the day, he had left the company early, hoping to have dinner with his family. That was why he was trying to finish up his work at such a late hour.

Creak... The door opened slowly.

Larry didn't notice it and went on pitter-pattering on the keyboard.

"Are you not going to sleep yet?" Joan whispered.

There was a brief pause before the sound of the keyboard resumed.

Larry's reply came short and crisp. "Yeah. You can go ahead. I still have work to do."

What he really wanted to know was, what brought Caiden here, and why she'd cooked for him. But he eventually chose to drop the burning question.

"Larry, I-"

He interjected before she could say anything further, "Let's talk tomorrow. It's pretty late now."

"Okay." Joan walked to their bed and lay down.

The man affixed in front of the window was flicking through documents; the woman in bed was tossing and turning, trying to fall asleep; and the new moon hanging in the night sky was steadily shifting its position bit by bit.

At this moment, even the bugs had mellowed down their chirping and laid themselves to rest. The air was clouded by silence.

As the sun rose high, rays of sunshine filled the room with light and warmth. A new day had arrived. Joan stretched out like a cat and turned over to hug the person next to her, but all she could feel were sheets.

Larry had dozed off at his desk after he was done with work the night before. Prickly feelings consumed her heart as she looked at his worn-out figure.

I wonder if he's angry about what happened last night. It must've drove him up the wall. She quickly walked out to put a blanket over Larry.

At the sight of Joan, Delilah greeted, "Good morning, aren't you early."

After a short pause, the woman added, "Oh, by the way, Caiden was here the whole night."