The day passes seamlessly as Luke's employees are capable of following the directions that were sent out to them without any issue. They worked together and were very efficient throughout the day, which allowed Luke to sit back and relax knowing that everything was working smoothly. But as much as he liked to relax, Luke's thoughts kept returning to Ella as he wondered where she could have gone. He knew that she must still be mad at him but it worried him to know that she could have been somewhere alone in the streets. She had spent so much time living with him, and to his knowledge, she had no finances or friends besides Aria. So where would she be hiding? What kind of state would she be in? Luke couldn't stop thinking about these things as he went on in his workday, hoping for some sign that Ella was alright. but as he continued to think something hit him. "Finances! That has to be the thing that Caroline adored the most. She was always bragging away about her vast riches to anyon

"We're never going to make it out of this room alive if we keep going at this pace." Ella jokes with a smirk before kissing Luke once more. Luke begins to gently rock Ella back and forth as he kisses down her neck while she wraps her arms around his head and pushes her body closer against him. The two edge closer together until they are abruptly stopped. *Ahem.* The two quickly break off from one another with their faces red in embarrassment. "Are you two finally satisfied? I know I said you could play with the children Ella, but I didn't say that you were allowed to put on a show as well." An older woman walks into the room with a slight grin plastered across her face. Ella quickly wipes away the tears that she was unaware were still streaming down her cheeks while Luke attempts to compose himself as best he can. The woman looks between Ella and Luke with an expression filled with interest. "So what's your name, young man?" The woman questions Luke, who takes a few moments to

The two of them walk back into the playroom where the children are still playing around like usual. Most of The kids seem oblivious to Beth and Luke's arrival as they continue their games and activities. Only a few of them notice them and give them curious looks before returning to their games. "These are all of my children right here." Beth explains to him as she gestures towards several different groups of kids that are scattered throughout the room. "There's about thirty five of them total so, It shouldn't be difficult to find a good match for you and Ella." "Thank you, I should probably bring her back in though. It would be bad to make a decision like this without her. " "Of course, of course! Go ahead and bring her back." Beth responds excitedly as she watches Luke leave. "Mom! What is this about adopting a child! What made you think this was a good idea?" Ella asks with a confused expression as she enters the room in a hurry. "Your hubby wants to support the orphanage and w

Reading the paper, Luke looks at the clock and sighs. It's already 11 am in the morning and he was hoping that he could sleep a few more hours before heading off to work, but alas. Turning towards the window, Luke sees that the sky outside is gray as the clouds clutter the atmosphere above him, blocking out the sun. "Looks like rain to me." Luke mutters while he walks over towards his bedside table and opens the drawer, pulling out a pair of dark blue jeans and brown button-up shirt. As he pulls them on, he notices that Ella is still asleep soundly in the bed next to him, curled up in a ball as if she hadn't moved all night long. Luke smiles and watches her sleeping peacefully before walking out of his room and forcing himself to head into the office. As he walks through the office building, Luke takes in his surroundings. He takes note of all of the hard work his employees have put forth in order to keep his business running smoothly. Progress was moving smoothly on his 'Concert'

"Why-" "Why don't you leave the girl alone!" Luke is cut off by the young voice of a girl who angrily storms in from the back of the shop. Her hair is short with a jet black color. He bangs hang loosely over her shoulders as she marches up right beside the man that was trying to intimidate the worker. "Who do you think you are to shout in one of my stores! Just look at yourself, wearing that ridiculous and awful clothes!" She scoffs while pointing her finger right at him as he turns his glare towards her. "You're such an embarrassment to humanity, you know that?" "I'll have you know that this is an extremely expensive outfit." He says before looking down at her with a sneer on his face. "I'm not some idiot who doesn't know how to dress myself properly." The woman rolls her eyes at the man's comment while examining his and his partner's attire. "Ugh, both of you are just so tacky! Did you really leave the house like that or did someone force you into those clothes? To think that yo