Curtis had heard enough. He just bolted out of the door and came downstairs. He saw Amanda Williams and Laura talking to each other and laughing out loud but Lara was left aside.
Fred saw Curtis' eyes and he suspected that his guess was right. He refused the arrangement. He expected him to do so.
"Let's go Lara" Curtis called, going over and offering her his hand and raising her up delicately. His babies are there, in that flat belly of hers.
Lara sighed softly for relief. She thought it would take him forever before he would return to her. His family are not people one should be eager to meet.
Even the two young women seated, they also ignored her. None of them talked to her and each time she tries to initiate a conversation, they cut her off in an obvious way.
"Sorry for keeping you waiting this long" Curtis apologised. Rather than going home, he would treat her to dinner and pay for whatever she would want to eat.
