Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 3314

Luca had just dropped Tommy off at the competition and was planning to wait at a nearby café until it was over when she got a call from Gale.

“Dr. Craw, do you have time now?” His voice sounded a little rushed, like he was out of breath.

Luca was puzzled. Gale rarely contacted her out of the blue. Could there be something wrong with the plans she drew up yesterday?

“Yes, I’m available. Is something wrong?” asked Luca.

“I have some personal stuff I wanted to ask you about, but I’m…” Gale paused for a moment, clearly hesitant to continue.

Normally, he and Rain were seen as nothing more than close friends. They were always hanging out with their arms around each other, and no one ever read into it.

Gale thought Luca saw them that way too, which made it awkward to bring up his feelings for Rain.

“You’re too embarrassed to ask, right?” Luca chuckled.

She pointed at Blue Mountain coffee on the menu for the waiter to get her order and continued, “Is this about you and Rain?”

Gale was surprised. “How did you know?”

“I guessed,” replied Luca. She noticed that after she made a comment about how women often started cooking when they fell for someone last night, Gale seemed distracted. She figured he must have realized his feelings for Rain.

Based on her years of experience, Luca also knew that Rain had only ever cooked for Gale. Plus, whenever they had barbecues, she always made sure to give him the best pieces of meat. It was obvious Rain liked him back.

“Dr. Craw, you're awesome. You're like a mind reader!” Gale laughed sheepishly and then gave her a quick rundown of what happened the night before.

“That sounds great! Since you both like each other, you should just go ahead and confess,” encouraged Luca.

“That’s what I thought too, but when I brought it up to Rain today, she didn’t agree. She said it couldn’t be that simple. What does she mean by that?” Gale was stumped, and Luca was the only person he could turn to for advice.

Apart from his female subordinates, she was the person he trusted the most.

He did not want to discuss personal matters with his colleagues for fear of rumors.

“Wait, you didn’t prepare anything and just straight-up asked her to be with you?” Luca was surprised.

Gale did not seem like the type to be clueless. He managed to survive on the Island of Despair, spoke multiple languages, had a high degree of education, and was highly skilled. How could he be so clueless when it came to relationships?

“Yeah, I didn’t think it was a big deal, so I wanted to ask if you have any good advice?” replied Gale.

Luca heaved a sigh. He really was clueless when it came to relationships.

“Have you ever been in a relationship before?” questioned Luca.

Gale admitted honestly, “No. I never really understood what love was.”

“I doubt you even understand it now,” muttered Luca. Just then, the waiter brought her coffee, and she nodded in thanks before continuing.

“If you want to be with Rain, you have to confess. Telling someone you like them isn’t something you can just do on the fly. It’s not as big as a proposal, but it still needs to be thoughtful if you want her to say yes. You’ve got to make it feel special.”

“I get it. So, Rain didn’t agree because I didn’t plan a grand enough confession?” Gale caught it on quickly.

“Exactly. These days, even wedding planning companies offer confession planning services. If you’re not sure how to do it, you could consult with them. Also, confessions take time to plan, so in the meantime, you can do small, thoughtful things for Rain. Like giving her flowers or little gifts she likes.

"It's all part of the process. Women want to be pursued, even if you’ve known each other for a long time. You should take it step by step. First, the chase; then, the confession. Even though you and Rain go way back, it’s still important to follow these steps,” advised Luca.

If it had not been for Gale’s strange behavior at dinner yesterday, Luca would not have picked up on it either. In fact, Gale himself probably only realized his feelings for Rain yesterday.

After finishing her coffee, Luca figured it was about time Tommy’s competition was wrapping up. She strolled back to the school entrance with her umbrella. Sure enough, after a little while, the kids started coming out.

Luca’s eyes quickly spotted Tommy, running at the front of the group.

Luca smiled and bent down to hug him, noticing the beads of sweat on his forehead. She pulled out a tissue to gently wipe them away. “Why were you running so fast?”

“I was excited after finishing the competition and couldn’t wait to see you, so I ran out right after handing in my paper,” replied Tommy.

“The weather’s too hot. Even if you run, try to stick to the shady spots, okay?” Luca reminded him. She was not worried about him getting tanned, but the heat was intense, and she did not want him getting heat stroke from running in the sun.

“Got it. Yes, ma’am!” Tommy gave her a playful salute, making her laugh.

Once she was sure he was not sweating as much anymore, she led him back to the car.

Warren had been waiting in the car the whole time. As soon as they got in, he started driving them home.

“Warren, could you stop by the supermarket on the way?” asked Luca.

“Of course, Ms. Craw,” replied Warren.

Tommy’s eyes lit up. “Are you going to buy us some snacks?”

“How about I make something tasty instead? I was thinking of getting fruits to make you all homemade ice cream,” replied Luca. With the weather so hot lately, the kids had been craving cold treats.

However, the store-bought ice creams had all kinds of additives. She preferred making a fresh batch herself.