Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

"Alright, you're busier than a headmaster these days..."

Owen said, "Guess I'll head out then."

"Hey, almost forgot to ask, what did you come back for?" Stoddard shouted after him.

"Too many questions, buddy."

After Owen left, Roseanne decided to grab a few more Z's. She couldn't help it; skipping a nap would mean dragging herself through the afternoon.

By 2 PM, Roseanne was up, freshened up a bit, and back in the lab.

Jen and the others gradually wrapped up their lunch breaks and returned to their stations.

"Anne, why's your face all flushed? Too warm for you?"

Huh?

Roseanne touched her cheeks. "Flushed, really? Must be, yeah..."

Stoddard said, "Didn't we have the AC on in there? How can you still be so hot?"

"Forgot to turn it on today..."

"Oh, I see. Looks like you and Owen both can't stand the heat. Saw him outside the break room earlier, red as a lobster."

couldn't help but laugh. "Is it that bad? Red as a lobster... Hey, Anne, your face seems even

Flushed? Not really!

day wrapped up, no overtime needed, Roseanne left

the local market would be out of fresh produce

headed home and whipped up a couple of dishes and a soup in about

up her phone for a video call while

are you doing messing around with those plants so late? Mom doesn't

busy typing away, no time to

with ideas?" Roseanne raised an

she's in a good mood;

Norris paused, then added,

her editor, what's

name... Willow something? Haven't

her call recently. You asked

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an eye out,

it's

be small fights

days, big

"And guess what?"

showed her curiosity: "What

other day, I saw your mom's phone, and boy, she had blocked all of the

if the other party wanted to reach out, they'd have no