“Ocean.” Romero greeted with a cheerful voice, his smile radiating.

Aliyah felt guilty seeing how happy he was, “Hey.” She tried to mirror his cheerfulness.

Romero's brows pulled together as he noticed her forced smile, her tone was unhappy… Something was definitely wrong.

“Babygirl, what's wrong?” He asked as he adjusted the phone he held, so he could stare at her full face.

Aliyah shook her head in the negative before giving a low, “No.”

Romero sighed, “You aren't even ...