"Well, Grandpa, I'm trusting you with my little girl."
"Of course! What kind of grandpa would I be if I couldn't take care of my granddaughter? But for now, I'm handing her over to Emma—she's got the magic touch."
"Grandpa!"
"You think I'd risk messing this up? I've got backup."
"Thanks!"
"No need to thank me, sweetheart. Now go, before I change my mind."
"I promise I'll bring Laura back at a decent hour, Mr. Magnus."
"For all I care, don't bring her back at all… For God's sake, just be normal young people!"
Adrian and Laura both blushed at Magnus's comment—how could her grandfather be practically kicking them out and suggesting they not come home that night?
"Allow me," Adrian said as he opened the car door for her.
Even though he'd lost everything once, working for the Evans family was starting to pay off. Slowly but surely, he was building a life of his own—like the car he now had. It wasn't top-of-the-line, but it got him where he needed to go, and that was what really mattered.
"Adrian… Where are we going?" Laura asked, curious.
"Honestly?"
"Yes, tell me…"
"I have no idea. In my head, this was going to be a date for the three of us. I didn't expect such a drastic change of plans."
"Hmm… So what do we do?" Laura said, thinking through the options.
"Do you want to go out for dinner?"
"I do, but I have an idea… Do you remember that meadow we used to go to when we were in school?"
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