Chapter Twenty-five

“So what do you say, Alistair?”

Alistair looked at Layla with eyes that he had admired right from childhood. He pulled her into an unexpected hug.

“Woah”, she said laughing, patting his back the way she'd usually do.

“It's okay big baby”

“Thank you Layla. You and Nathan…”

“Me and Nathan what?”

“Have been there for me right from time”, Alistair said, but not with the expression he'd planned in his head.

“Oh of course we will. We will always have your back, just as we promised when we were kids, remember?”

“Yeah…”, Alistair responded. He looked at her funny.

“Thank you. Thank you guys so much. ”

“Awwn. It's so nice to see you be all cheesy”

“Oh please.”, Alistair laughed. “ It's all part of the act”

“Lies… lies… lies”

He laughed lightly again.

“What lies?”

“You were being cheesy for about five minutes.”, She said, confronting him as she came right in front of him, stopping him from going down the stairs.

“That couldn't have been an act”

“I know”, he said, coming closer. She attempted to