The Return (10)

After Iris' declaration, Luca fell on her with another hug, swearing to never turn on her. Shadi was a bit more controlled and just nodded with a smile. "We missed you," she said simply.

They then talked about everything and nothing for a few hours, until it was around five. At that moment, Luca declared that they should go to the cinema together. There was a new movie out, and they should do something like in the old days.

It sounded fun, so Iris agreed, but said she needed to call Kyro about it. He would want to know that she'll be late today.

"He's here?" Shadi asked with surprise. "He followed you home?"

"Followed?" Iris shook her head, laughing. She then leaned in onto the table and whispered, as if she had the world's greatest secret at her hands, "He actually flew me in with his friend's private jet! Imagine, the whole plane with nobody, but the two of us!"