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Sera: So, it seems I will need to break into my boss’s office to learn the truth.

I return to my work but keep my phone nearby. About an hour later, it lights up.

Luke: Sparkplug, what are you talking about?

Sera: Something has… well, sparked my suspicion, you could say. I hope I’m wrong, but I won’t be able to leave this alone until I know for sure.

Luke: You’re like a dog with a bone.

Sera: Is that a compliment?

There’s a smile on face as I reply, wishing he were here, wishing those few magical days in Vegas could have lasted forever, relive them like Groundhog Day so that we’d never have to face any of this.

Luke: I’m worried for your future kids ha ha.

Sera: Is that why Mr. Mysterious, the oh-so-busy CEO, found time to respond to me? To talk about kids?

Even with the world falling apart, flirting with him feels good. It’s like a soothing spell that somehow makes all of this better.

Luke: I never talk about having a family.

Sera: Is that because you don’t want one?

Luke: It’s because I’ve never found a woman I’d want to have one with… but I’ve always wanted a family. How about you?

Sera: I’m the same. I’ve always wanted one in a vague sense… in a ‘what if’ way, but I never let myself fantasize about it TOO much. Before Vegas, the idea I could have chemistry with a man seemed unbelievable.

Luke: We had more than chemistry, Sparkplug. We had the whole lab.

I smile again, wishing he were here so badly. We shouldn’t be talking about kids or anything like that. Nothing good can come of it.

Luke: Why are you sneaking into your boss’s office?

I ignore his message, chaining the topic instead,

Sera: Aren’t you scared to have kids considering you had a crappy childhood? I remember you said you grew up in foster care.

Luke: I’d make it my mission to never repeat the mistakes of the past. I’d give them the childhood I never had.

Sera: That’s how I’ve always thought about it, too.

My cheeks glowing warmly as I reread my message, my heart pounding. To say that I miss this man would be a gross understatement. It goes beyond missing. It’s a physical ache.

Luke: Then we have more in common than I already knew. But I won’t torture us by stating the obvious.

Sera: Please, don’t. Don’t talk about how neither of us ever thought we’d have a family, but now we’ve found somebody who wants the exact thing we do.

Luke: I wouldn’t dream of doing that. No more than I’d dream of flying to Tampa tonight and making it a reality.

Sera: And then your business would implode while everybody wonders where the CEO is.

Luke: Maybe I should sell the damn thing.

Sera: You don’t mean that.

I almost want him to tell me I’m wrong. He means it. He wants to forget about business and simply make a life with me. But it’s not like I want to let my work aspirations go, either.

Luke: I’ve got another meeting. But I’ll talk soon. Be careful, Sparkplug.

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