"Are they together? Like officially together?" Alex asked Lando.

"No idea. They made up, and it seems like they confessed, but I have no idea if they are together," Lando replied. "Funny how they hold back, they barely look at each other."

Alex smirked. "They're shy. Give them time."

"They had enough time."

Nora let out a deep breath and opened her eyes. The whispers of Lando and Alex woke her up. George his body was pressed against hers, and he had his arm around her waist. A small smile curved on her lips. She gently moved on her back and looked at Alex and Lando. "Hey," she whispered. "It's official, by the way."

"Good morning," Lando widely smiled. "Congrats. Finally, my gosh."

"Hey," Alex said. "It took you a while to make it official, ma'am."

"I am sorry, but time is key, sir. Slept well?"

Lando looked at Oscar. "Ozzie looks like a cute, small thing, but he can snore...my goodness. It's loud," he dramatically said. Oscar walked on the mattress and stood in front of Lando. "Yes, you are a loud snorer," he said and petted Oscar.

She smirked. "Welcome to my life," she said.

"I somehow didn't hear it. Lando, you're just blaming that poor dog," Alex protected the dog.

"Shut it," Lando shot back.

George opened his eyes and yawned. He listened to Nora, Alex and Lando who tried to have a silent conversation, but it failed. The whispers changed into normal talking and laughter. Apparently, it was interesting to see how Lando was cuddling with Oscar. George moved his hand, accidentally touching Nora's boob. It made her look at him.

"Oh, fuck. I'm sorry," he immediately said and looked at her.

"It's fine," she softly said and softly smiled. "Good morning."

He avoided her eyes. "Morning," he whispered shyly and pressed a kiss on her temple.

Alex cleared his throat. "But Lando, didn't you agree on doing the groceries? I am starving."

It stayed silent. "Yeah, maybe," Lando muttered and giggled because he couldn't hide it. "Just give me a moment, I need to wake up. I will go in a bit, calm down."

"Who snored so loud last night? That wasn't healthy anymore," George curiously asked and wrapped his arms around Nora.

"Lando," Nora and Alex said at the same time. They looked at each other and widely, but proudly smiled.

Lando sighed, annoyed. "I'm cancelling this friendship. It was Oscar. I don't snore. What are you talking about?" He gave the two people a deadly look.

"Yes, you do," Alex continued. Nora had an amusing smile on her face. "You don't have to be ashamed of it."

"I did not snore. I only snore when I am really tired, like when I have not slept in days. And it was not one of those days," Lando irritatedly shot back and looked away.

"You were tired, sweetie," Nora smiled.

He lowered his eyebrows and looked at her. "Yeah, tired of your bullshit, Nora." Their eyes reminded locked. He couldn't help it, but he began to laugh. Nora started to laugh, as well. "It was Oscar."

Hugo walked to the couch when he heard voices and laughter. When standing at the sofa, he found four people laying on mattresses. "Folks."

It was silence. Nora widened her eyes, and she held in her breath. She moved her head so she could face her dad. "Dad," she said and cleared her throat. "What are you doing here?" She sat up and looked confused at her father. "Why aren't you in London?"

"Friend of Vic is in labour, so we had to go back. I can see you had a cosy night," he said and looked at the three boys. "Gentlemen," he nodded.

"Pizza evening," Nora made clear.

Her dad raised an eyebrow. "Sure. Where's Aubrey?"

"La girlfriend." She nodded. "We will clean it up in a few."

"Excellent plan," he said and walked away to pick up his phone.

Alex looked at Nora. "Girlfriend? Does Aubrey have a girlfriend? Since when?"

"She has been experimenting since December, but it was official in January." She got up and stretched her back. "That woman gave me so much anger, I swear. If she told me sooner, I didn't have to worry about her falling in love with George. But I'm happy and proud of her."

"I told you, you were talking bull crap, Nora," Lando said.

She put both of her hands on her hips. "You were actually telling the truth, I know."

"I do that quite a lot, yet people are always surprised."

"Lan, that just doesn't work for a girl."

George and Alex had no idea what was going on, they didn't follow the conversation. "Anyway, are we going to eat? I'm starving," George said after a while of silence.

"Yes," Lando said and looked annoyed at George. "Just give me a few. I'm cuddling with my bestie, just, calm down." He petted Oscar and looked at the dog.

"You're repeating stuff, you're getting old," Nora smirked and walked away. "Fifteen minutes. I will join you, I will be nice for you today."

"Wait," he blurted. Nora stopped walking and looked at Lando. "Can I borrow one of your men hoodies? Please?"

"Can I get my own hoodie, please?" George added, also joining the trip to the supermarket.

"Can I borrow a sweater or a hoodie?" Alex widely smiled, he couldn't stay behind, he had to go too.

Nora licked her lips. "Fine," she said, not wanting to give George his hoodie back. "You are exceptional today, darlings. Only today," she cheekily smiled and disappeared.

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Nora was looking around at the supermarket, she was looking for something delicious she could eat for breakfast. She blew up her cheeks and leaned on the shopping cart, there were too many choices; could she be bored on food? She had no idea what to eat, she had no inspiration and had no appetite for anything. The only thing what came to her mind was the usual: oats with fruit. For a moment, Nora was confused by being surrounded by silence, did this mean she lost the boys? She didn't mind it though, it was peaceful.

The sound of the store echoed through the store. "Attention, please. Three kids have lost their parent. Their names are Alex, George and Lando. They would like to be picked up by their parent at the playground."

Nora stopped walking and straightened her face, they what? She annoyedly sighed. A part of her wanted to pick 'her' kids up, but the other part wanted to leave them behind since she enjoyed the silence. She decided to pick them up, but she chose to do it on her ease. Oats sounds good, but what about toast and avocado? Or just toast with some fruit? She slowly made her way to the playground and discussed the options in her head.

When she arrived at the playground, she saw George, Lando and Alex sitting on a bench, joking around. Nora looked at them with a disappointed look on her face and walked to the service employee.

"Hey, can I help you?" It was a young woman who was helping her, probably her age.

"Hey, I'm here to pick up my kids," Nora politely said. She saw the confusion on the woman's face. "Alex, George and Lando," she sighed.

The woman nodded. "Aha, the 'kids'." Nora smirked. The woman gave her a file. "Can you fill in this, please? And can I check your ID, please? I will get them."

Nora nodded and grabbed her ID. She placed them on the counter and fill in the form about the responsibility of picking up the children. Her eyes fell on the three boys, she gave them a side-eye roll and signed the form. "There you go. Thanks for your help."

"Thank you. And good luck," the woman winked.

"Thanks, I will need that. Have a nice day." Nora turned to the boys, who were widely smiling. She still wasn't satisfied. "What the fuck is wrong with you?"

Lando looked proud. "We lost you. And we had to find you."

"You didn't pick up your phone," George continued.

Nora looked at Alex, waiting for him to add something as well. "This was our only shot at finding you back."

A smile curved on her lips. "You are crazy, jeez."

"It worked," Lando said and walked towards the checkouts. "But let's go home, I want to leave and eat."

George wrapped his arm around Nora and looked at her. "You should have seen your face."

She looked at him. "All I can say is what a bunch of idiots you are, my goodness. You're 21, Lando is nineteen and Alex is 23. Children?" He laughed and pressed a kiss on her cheek. "Well, mentally, you're still a kid but still."

"We had to do something, we really lost you."

"My life is never boring with you."