Chapter 1638

"Alright, it's time for bed." Lily lay down beside Noah. She was ready to get him settled in for the night when it suddenly occurred to her that she hadn't contacted Xavier all day. Recalling the message he had sent this morning, Lily felt her heart soften. She took out her phone to text him. Lily: "Don't stay up too late and get some rest, Xavier. Noah and I are doing fine." Xavier: "Okay." The reply came quickly, but it was only a single word. Lily: "Are you still working overtime?" Xavier: "Nope." Lily: "Are you mad?" Xavier: "Nope." Lily: "Would it cost you extra to type more than one word?" Xavier: "It won't." Lily stared at her phone screen. Typing one extra word wouldn't hurt, but Xavier acted like it might kill him instead. Lily: "Do you miss me?" Xavier: "Yeah." Lily: "Then why didn't you text me first?" Xavier: "Busy." Lily: "No matter how busy you are, you should still have time to talk, right? Even if you don't say anything, you could just start a video cal