Never Late, Never Away Chapter 2099
“Um, Caiden…” Joan approached him.
“You two can sleep in the tent. I’ll stay out here.”
Caiden’s statement surprised Joan. She never thought he would say something like that.
“Mom, are we really leaving Caiden outside?” Lucius asked Joan.
Indeed, in the wild, there would be an awful lot of bugs. Even if Joan really wanted to get some sleep, she doubted the bugs would let her. Joan was a little concerned about Caiden, but she threw her worries out the window at the thought of Larry. Caiden would just have to put up with the long night.
“Very well then.” Joan glanced at the man, her guilty conscience getting in the way of her judgment.
Caiden knew that would happen, but instead of waiting for her to say it, it would be better if he brought it up himself. It might even give her a good impression of him.
“Mom, why don’t we let Caiden get in the tent too? It’s going to be windy and cold at night, with mosquitoes and other bugs,” Lucius was practically pleading.
Children had a lot less to consider. Lucius simply did not want Caiden to get hurt or stung because of him, or he would feel guilty. He did not think about the stuff that happened between adults.
Joan looked from Lucius to Caiden. Conflict was eating her up inside.
“Lucius, he’s not your father. He can’t sleep with us.” Joan stroked his head.
But he attended the field trip in Dad’s place, didn’t he? The boy had a displeased look on his face.
“But Mom, I don’t want anything to happen to Caiden because of this.” Lucius lowered his head.
Joan did not like seeing Lucius like that. Perhaps, she could call Larry and inform him about things, so that if news about it got out, at least he was kept in the loop. And so, Joan fished out her phone and called Larry.
Unfortunately, Larry’s phone remained unreachable.
Joan was beyond infuriated.
It’s been a whole day, Larry! What is up with you? Does this family even mean anything to you? Fury flashed across her gaze.
“Fine, Caiden. Get in here,” Joan called out to him.
She was probably so upset about it that she commanded without much hesitation. When Caiden, who was still lingering outside, heard Joan, he obviously wanted to know what made her change her mind, while a mischievous grin crept up his lips.
“What is it?” Caiden said, almost a whisper.
Joan recalled how rude she had been a while ago and intended to apologize to Caiden when Lucius beat her to it.
“Caiden, Mom says you can come into the tent. Come on, hurry up,” said the boy.
Joan was rendered speechless and resigned by her son’s urgency.
Whatever. It’s just one night. Lucius will be sleeping between us anyway. Nothing’s going to happen.
“Joan, are you sure about this?” Caiden exercised caution in his query.
Of course he would confirm with Joan first, though he would not do anything impermissible. Some relationships should be pursued slowly and gently, especially when the other party was a married woman like Joan.
“Yes,” Joan replied in a callous tone.
She sounded somewhat unwilling. Caiden could make out that much. But since she had given her consent, that meant there was still hope for him. He believed that hard work would eventually be rewarded, even if he would not be able to reap the rewards directly. But he was willing to wait until Joan could stand by his side.
Caiden entered the tent.
It was not very large, just enough to fit three people. As expected, Lucius would sleep in the center, while Joan and Caiden would sleep on either side of the kid. It seemed fair.
The three of them lay down to rest for the night, but their eyes remained open without a hint of drowsiness.
