Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 237

A few days later Liam set off on another caravan trip. This time they traveled armed and the Alpha Team members were forbidden from sleeping at the same time. They would only do opposite shifts to ensure there were no more issues.

Although the caravan was looted, Julian and Alpha Team were able to take back most of the stolen goods, minimizing the losses.

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Noah left Rayne and Julian's house and went over to see if Ella had woken up.

He walked up to the front door of the house where the Soto's were living, gently knocking on it.

Ella's mother answered the door, smiling at him.

"Oh Noah, come on in. Are you here to see Reginald?", she asked.

Noah looked around, for a moment before clearing his throat.

"I'm here to see Ella..."

"Oh! I'll go see if she's awake. Come, take a seat inside", she said, motioning him to come inside.

"Thank you", said Noah and walked inside.

Inside he saw Reginald sitting on a wooden chair, reading a book.

"Ah, Noah. Come on over, what brings you here today?", he asked, closing his book.

Noah looked down and fidgeted with his hands.

"I'm here to see Ella."

Reginald lifted his eyebrow, "Oh? So you're here for my daughter."

Noah nodded silently, looking up to meet Reginald's stern expression. He opened his mouth to say something else but the words were stuck in his throat.

"I...um---"

"Oh, Noah. You were looking for me?"

Noah turned his head to see Ella enter the room, following her mother. Her eyes were red and puffy but she had a small smile on her lips.

He quickly stood up to face her, glad to see that she was doing okay.

"Ella! I um...I"

Noah glanced around the room, looking at everyone's expectant gazes. He took a deep breath and looked straight at Ella.

"Ella, I really like you. Would you be my girlfriend?"

The room fell silent. Ella's face heated up, making her cheeks rosy.

Noah stood straight, his eyes glued to Ella as he waited for her response. He had long wanted to do this, but Reginald's usually stoic demeanor caused him to hesitate.

Ella glanced at her father's and mother's expressions before taking a step forward towards Noah.

"I really like you too. Yes!"

As Noah took a moment to let the happiness sink in, Reginald started clapping from his chair.

"It's about time you two came out in the open. I was starting to wonder if you would ever begin to openly date."

Ella's eyes widened, "Dad! Wha...what do you mean?"

Her mother walked over and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Did you really think we didn't notice? We may be old, but we're not totally oblivious to what's been happening", she smiled.

Noah walked over and hugged Ella. He felt like he was floating. While their secret meet-ups this whole time have been very hot, having a relationship where they didn't need to hide was something he really longed for.

Reginald cleared his throat, "Listen. I know you're both adults, but I want to establish some ground rules. I don't need to hear about any kind of pregnancy before talks of marriage, understood?"