#Chapter 127: Welcome Party

Aria The moment Lucas jumped out from behind the sofa, flashing me a wide grin with his party hat askew on top of his head, I felt my previous frustration melt away like snow under the warm morning sun. “Surprise!” Lucas shouted, running up to me and taking one of my hands in his. He gestured to the decorations around us. “Do you like it?” I couldn’t help but beam back at him, and I crouched, scooping him up into my arms. “I love it,” I said, glancing at Darren, whose face looked as if it might split clean in half from the smile he was sporting. “Was this your doing?” Darren smirked. “It was Lucas’s idea, actually. I just blew up the balloons.” “And made dinner! And ca—” Lucas began excitedly, but Darren cut him off. “Shh, Lucas! It’s supposed to be a surprise, remember?” Lucas’s cheeks reddened. When he glanced at me, I pretended I hadn’t heard a thing, whistling to myself as I looked at the decorations. With that, we made our way into