Seriously? They went home together?

Jen eyed the vanishing tail lights of the car, her gaze slowly returning to Sammy, before pinching his arm. "Sammy, am I seeing things?"

Sammy winced, flashing a pained smile. "Jen, next time, can you pinch yourself?"

Why was it always him getting hurt?

Jen stood her ground. "You're younger, you'll bounce back faster. It's just a pinch."

Sammy could only sigh inwardly. If only gratitude was his to give.

Stoddard chuckled, not adding to the conversation, simply turning on his heel and strolling back home.

Liz's expression was beyond sour, not waiting for Sammy before she hopped into her car and left.

Sammy cast his gaze downwards, hiding the flicker of disappointment in his eyes.

It was okay; he was used to this by now.

pay off, and one day...

...

oblivious to the reactions

they walked up the stairs one after the

step they took, casting long, overlapping shadows of them both on the walls, giving Roseanne the illusion of

soft, yet it echoed slightly in

face, she could hear the

the meal, the ride, and

the dinner table:

as she caught her

dust is still a pearl. It just needs to be cleaned to shine again." Roseanne felt a warm

spoke deliberately, "No

It might be

to my lab."

a smile as

curved into a smile as she gently shook his hand, "Thank

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