Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

"Hmm. Someone snuck into the security room and introduced a virus into the internal network through the surveillance system." Roseanne: "Who could it be?"

Owen: "The person was masked. Couldn't make out their face, but it's someone from inside Kingswell University for sure." Roseanne pursed her lips.

"We can't let them get away with this. It's a virus this time, who knows what it will be next."

Holding his smartphone, Owen let out a low chuckle.

The IT guy next to him looked puzzled. What's so funny?

That sudden laughter was kind of spooky...

Owen replied, "Alright, I'll follow your lead."

Roseanne smiled, put down her phone, and stood up to head for a shower.

...

The headache from his hangover made Murray gasp for air.

He sat up and glanced outside. It was still dark. He had slept through an entire day and night.

His stomach started to ache again. He skillfully grabbed the antacid from the nightstand and washed it down with the now cold water.

liquid passing through his esophagus into his stomach gave

diet. Come on, get up and have this bowl of ginger

I've been nurturing your stomach with soups and broths for weeks now. This drinking just undoes all that

can you not drink so much? I'm worried about your

drunk like this again,

do you always do this when

"Stop drinking."

don't like you when

the pot. I'm tired, going to bed

...

Roseanne kept

always been against his

fuss over him like a grandmother, but she'd always

her care and found creative

work was stressful and Roseanne kept nagging,

than not,

Gradually, she nagged less.

from social gatherings, he would find her waiting on the couch, with a

more understanding, even feeling a

What man doesn't socialize?

without drinking is like going to a