Chapter 23 - Nine of Hearts

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Will got into his car. He started the engine after Alyssa and Olivia took their seats.

Just as they left the compound he couldn't help but notice Olivia staring at Alyssa.

"What is it?" Will asked, smiling internally.

Olivia shook her head.

"Come on, tell me", Will insisted.

"Who's she?" she asked, in his head.

Will looked at Alyssa and smiled. Alyssa didn't know what was happening as she couldn't hear Olivia. Only Will could.

There it was. Olivia's voice again, inside his head.

"Friend?" it asked.

"No", Will replied.

Will wasn't sure how he was going to explain that Ernest was Alyssa and that she was his mother. But he decided to leave that for another day and have fun with Olivia at the moment.

"Then?" Olivia asked.

"More than a friend", he replied, chuckling

Olivia had no idea what Will meant. Seeing the confused look on Olivia's face, both Will and Alyssa start laughing.

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