Love in the Limelight (Astrid and Elio) novel Chapter 529

Astrid continued, [Robb doesn't care much about that stuff, but Dale is all about the pomp and circumstance. A few days back would've been Dale's birthday.]

Jon exclaimed, [Damn, I wouldn't have guessed. Robb's got a soft spot, huh?]

Astrid added, [There's a lot you don't see, Jon.]

Jon said, [Oh, right, when you get back, let's meet up. I've got something I wanna talk to you about.]

Astrid sent a laughing emoji his way, then scrolled through other messages on her phone before setting it aside, planning to snooze a bit longer. But the screen lit up again.

She picked it up and saw a message from Elio, [Let's grab some brunch when you wake up, then we'll head back together. Roman's gonna pick us up at the airport.]

Astrid wasn't in the mood to chat, but the thought of Roman coming to pick them up made her reply with a simple, [Okay.]

Thinking of Roman, she opened the chat and video-called him.

The little guy answered immediately, a huge grin on his face, "Mom! What time is your flight?"

Astrid answered, "We won't land until five in the afternoon. What are you up to, Roman?"

Roman explained, "Just missing you, Mom! Apart from eating and sleeping, that's all I'm doing!"

Astrid's heart melted at his sweet little voice, and she blew a big kiss to the camera, "Mom misses you too!"

Before she could finish, a teasing voice cut in from off-camera, "Roman, you shameless little man! What's this about missing mom all the time? You've been on my case non-stop to play video games! Your head's filled with nothing but games!"

After his outburst, Roman suddenly remembered something and whispered to Astrid with a twinkle in his eye, "Mom, I've got a surprise for you. You're gonna love it."

Astrid raised an eyebrow, "Have you got a present for me?"

Roman nodded eagerly, "Yep. It's super awesome. You're gonna fall in love with it."

Astrid said, "Alright then, be good and play with Lucas. I'll see you in the afternoon."

Roman replied, "Okay, Mom, see you later, love you!" He sent a blowing kiss to Astrid.

After Roman ended the call, Lucas lounged on the couch and teased mercilessly, "Roman, what if your mom found out you cheated her, do you think she'd disown you?"