We didn’t notice the time with Diana, and it was already afternoon when she finally left the house. I walked her out to the gate and we hugged. When she had walked far enough that I could barely see her, I went back inside. I started preparing dinner. I was in the kitchen taking out ingredients when my phone rang. I smiled when I saw Crius's name on the screen and answered his call right away.
"Hello, Pa, are you going to be late again coming home?" I asked sadly, and I heard him chuckle a bit.
“No, I’m on my way home now. I was actually going to ask if you’d like to eat out with me. I’ll just go home to take a shower and change, and then we’ll leave,” he said, which made me really happy. It felt like a first date for us.
“I’d love that. Okay, I’ll take a shower and change too. I’ll wai
