The recent change in Alex was like blinding lights flashing indiscriminately all over the place.
While Loraine knew something was definitely going right for her eldest son, she was hesitant to ask what it was.
Alex wasn't the same after Aurelia left. Even Loraine, who momentarily blamed him for it, had to soften after witnessing what it did to him.
So when Alex came home with a silly little smile hanging on his lips and a noticeable bounce in his steps, it rose a few suspicious eyebrows.
"What made you so happy?" Archie pinched in before Alex got away.
The young man stopped in his tracks, turned back to face Loraine and Archie. His smile turned into a triumphant smirk.
Twirling his car keys, he said, "Aurelia invited me to her party."
Loraine and Archie drew matching surprised
