Aldana swallowed and said seriously, "Can we talk?"
Steven still had a smile on his face, "Talk about what? Letting Norris and the others go?"
"They just came to take wedding photos, you caught them..."
"Aldana." Steven interrupted her, "I won't treat you as a fool. Don't treat me like one either."
Aldana pressed her lips together, her eyelashes lowering in a somewhat aggrieved manner.
Liam stood behind them and sighed softly, "Let's go inside. What are you all doing crowding around the door?"
Steven glanced at Aldana's sullen look, turned to Liam and said, "I'll chat with her, you carry on with your work."
They were just coming back for a short while, with plenty of things to sort out.
Liam nodded, "Alright."
Steven held Aldana and sat on the sofa, letting her sit on his lap.
His palm supported her slender waist, keeping her balanced, and he lifted her chin with one hand, his voice gentle and low, "Look at me."
