Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 208

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.

believing that persistence would eventually pay off, and one day... She would

...

were oblivious to the

they walked up the stairs one after

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

it echoed slightly in the quiet

mood, though she couldn't see his face, she could hear the relaxed

the meal, the ride, and for letting me use

statement at the dinner table: "Roseanne is Ms.

to watch her as

a pearl covered in dust is still a pearl. It just

spoke deliberately, "No

over the present. It might be late, but

to my lab."

twinkled with a smile as

smile as she gently shook his hand, "Thank you. I think

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