Chapter 61- a day out

Aurora had just finished her breakfast when Damian, who had been quiet for a while, suddenly looked up at her. He was holding his cup of tea in both hands, but his eyes weren’t on the cup. They were on her.

“You know,” he said, leaning back in his chair slightly, “I was thinking... maybe we should go shopping today.”

Aurora blinked, the words catching her completely off guard. “Shopping?” she repeated, trying to process what he had said. “Are you ...