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I laughed, shaking my head. "Please, you'd last a whole five minutes before you got bored. And besides, I'm not letting anyone else near the coffee machine-especially not someone as... 'talented' as you in the kitchen." "Suit yourself," he replied, crossing his arms. "But you've been so busy with this Sunshine PACK project that I figured I'd take some of the

load."

I smiled, relaxing a bit. "It's not that bad. They're a huge organization, and there's a lot to figure out, but it's exciting. Their gardens are beautiful, by the way, so well-kept and peaceful. I actually met the older woman there-kind, graceful, reminded me of someone from another era. And there was this young girl too... she even gave me a painting as a gift."

Carlos listened, his eyes focused on me, really listening. I could see a certain admiration in his gaze. "That sounds incredible, Doris. It sounds like you're building something meaningful. Sunshine PACK's no small player; they've got serious resources to back you up. You keep at this, and you're bound to make something big happen."]

I gave a small shrug, trying not to get too carried away. "It's still just the beginning, though. We haven't finalized anything

ete."] beyond preliminary cooperation. I'm not getting my hopes up until there's something concrete."

it. You've already got so far because of your determination. I know you'll make it

me was... surprising, comforting. I hadn't expected him to take such an interest, and honestly, it made me feel better about everything. "Thank you, Carlos. Really." "Anytime." He nodded, and

with a curious smile, "What have you been working on lately? Aside from offering your excellent coffee-making skills?" He laughed, then pulled a paper from

it, but all the medical terms and diagrams blurred together. "Carlos, you know I don't understand a single word of this, right?" He laughed, taking the paper back. "Hey, it's alright. I just

crossed my mind, and I asked, "How's Cyrus doing? I haven't checked in as much as

He passed the initial

could answer, his phone buzzed, interrupting us. Carlos picked it up, glancing at the screen. "Sorry, let me just take this." "Sure, no problem," I replied, moving slightly to give him some space. But

dropped to my knees, hurriedly gathering them up. I

papers without missing a beat. "It's just a friend here with me. She's had

face was burning. The woman on the other end seemed curious. "A friend, huh? Well, Carlos, where's that student you

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