Chapter 25

"Hello, Mrs Dolan!" Aurora greeted, kissing her soft cheek. She was baking pumpkin pies and Aurora was lost in its aroma.

"Hmm! They smell so good Mrs Dolan." She tried to steal a piece and earned a slap on her hand from Mrs Dolan.

"Ow!" Aurora rubbed her hand.

"It's for dinner."

Aurora smiled shyly. "Is dad in his office? I have invited a guest for dinner tomorrow. I have to inform him about it."

"Who is this guest, a friend of yours?" Mrs Dolan asked, putting the pies in the refrigerator.

"He is Someone special, Mrs Dolan, not a friend."

She didn't speak for a while and left a deep breath before speaking. "Someone special? What is his name?" She asked, crossing her hands to her chest. Aurora chuckled seeing Mrs Dolan's protective mother approach the news. A flicker of sadness touched her heart imagining how her mother would have behaved when she would have told her that.

"His name, Aurora?" She demanded in a sharp tone this time.