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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."

warm and encouraging. "Don't downplay it. You've already got so far because of your determination.

take such an interest, and honestly, it made me feel better about everything. "Thank you, Carlos. Really." "Anytime." He nodded,

"What have you been working on lately? Aside from offering your excellent coffee-making skills?" He laughed, then pulled a paper from his pocket. "I've been working

took the paper he handed me and glanced at it, but all the medical terms and diagrams blurred together. "Carlos, you know I don't understand a single word of

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

passed the initial senses training, and he even

I replied, moving slightly to give him some space. But as I stepped back, I realized I'd been standing much closer than I'd

dropped to my knees, hurriedly gathering them up. I heard a woman's voice on the phone, sounding confused. "Is

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

keep my head down, focusing on gathering the documents, but my face was burning. The woman on the other end seemed curious. "A friend, huh?

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