Sylvia loosened her scarf as she sat in the passenger seat, but she didn't take it off. As they drove, her mind wandered back to the movies they'd watched, and she quizzed Gabriel on the details. He answered each question with ease.

"You weren't paying attention, were you?" she asked in surprise.

"To what?" Gabriel replied, his voice even.

"When you kissed me. Were you just not into it?" she probed, her curiosity piqued by the fact that he knew plot points she couldn't recall.

He shot her a glance. "Can you get drunk on bubble tea now?"

She couldn't help but smile, turning her gaze out the window. She rested her cheek in her hand, looking out at the early morning streets of J City, her eyes soft with affection.

immediately enveloped in a warm embrace. He pinned her against the wall, his tall frame casting a shadow over her, before leaning in for a passionate kiss. Sylvia, kissing his collarbone, slid her hand under his shirt with a teasing tone, "Tonight, I want you to help me with my

eyes locked onto his.

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around her shoulders, adding a touch of lazy charm. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and whispered in his ear, "And to thank you for

he

dawn. She half-opened her eyes and studied the sleeping man beside her, memorizing his strong features from his earnest brows to his nose, down

morning sunlight stream in. It was going to be another clear, beautiful day. She settled at her Blythe writing desk on the balcony and opened a notebook. She crossed out "dinner" and "movie night" from the list in front of her, then

master bathroom, making sure the door was closed quietly behind her, so as not to wake Gabriel. As she washed her face, her phone suddenly rang. She

was a pause before a warm, elderly voice came through, "Hello, dear, I'm

realizing she had picked up Gabriel's phone by mistake. Their phones were identical, and since they both had been left on the bathroom counter the night before,

"Grandpa" on the screen and held her breath for

man, not hearing her speak, gently prodded again,

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