After discussion with Tom, Liz was sitting on a bench in the same place where she had sat awhile ago after discovering that Floriana Campo wasn't who everyone thought. Liz had promised Tom that the work would not interfere in the family, but it didn't. Red was right, wasn't the most convenient time to adopt a child.
"Hello Lizzie." Liz looked away from her scar in the palm of her hand and looked up.
Liz was surprised to see Red in front of her, when she heard that voice she knew it was him, but she had to see to believe. She had accustomed that Red appeared without warning, but that has not happened for some time. "Red, what are you doing here?"
Red sat next to Liz and looked at her with a worried look. "You were crying?" The attempt to disguise that she had cried failed. Liz has missed the usual concern of Red, since Garrick's attack he has been a little different.
She looked up from the end of the sunset to look at Red. "I've been thinking about what you said, and I will not keep with the adoption" Red smiled weakly, it was obvious that he had been happy by Liz have thought what he had said and changed its mind about the adoption, but he was also sad for Liz. Liz looked back at the sun which had disappeared and had been replaced a large and ever more luminous full moon, and a tear slid down her face.
It was a beautiful night, it could see all the stars in the sky, but beyond beautiful it was a very cold night. "It's a beautiful night, isn't it?" Liz looked at Red when he said that. "I love how the reflection of the moon lights the river making a beautiful draw in water movement." Liz loves that more poetic and sensitive side of Red, the way he admired the simplest things. Red looked at Liz. "Aren't you cold Lizzie?" Before Liz could say something Red took her hand to see the temperature. "Your hands are cold. It's too cold for you here, Liz." Red got up and extended his hand to Liz to help her getting up.
Liz took his hand and stood up without knowing exactly why. Red started walking in the opposite direction of the river and Liz followed him. "Where are you going?"
Red stopped walking and looked at her "You haven't dinner, do you?"
"No. Why?"
"I was thinking of taking you to a nearby Chinese restaurant. I know the chef and he makes the best Chinese food I ever ate. And best of all, the restaurant overlooks the river and we can enjoy this beautiful moonlight. "
"No, I'm sorry Red, but I'm too tired, I'm not even hungry. I will go home. "Even though the proposed was tempting, Liz was tired and after discussion with Tom, she didn't want to go to a restaurant.
"Are you sure?"
"Sorry."
"Ok, I understand. The dinner is left for another day "Red continued to walk, and Liz followed him. After some more walk, Red stopped in front of his car. Red opened the car door, and before sitting in the backseat looked at Liz. "Don't you want to be carried to home, Lizzie?"
"No thanks Red. My car is already there."
"Okay." Red sat down, closed the door before the car and start moving, he lowered the car window. "How about we have dinner tomorrow? It's Saturday, you can rest and then we have dinner. How about? Combined? "
"Combined." Liz smiled as saw the face of Red disappear behind the translucent glass of the car. The car ran and Liz started walking toward her car.
After having passed by Chinese Takeout to buy something for dinner, Liz finally came home. She opened the door and left the keys in a table in the lobby. She walked toward the kitchen and put the bag with food on the counter. She removed several containers of food into the bag and took them to the dining table where she sat down to dinner.