Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Roseanne couldn't help but be taken aback.

First off, Owen was usually buried in his lab work at this hour, not seen anywhere else.

And there he was, playing chess with Norris, with an open planner full of notes between them. They looked like they were having the time of their lives, as if they'd been friends for years. "Anne, you're back?"

Hearing the noise, Norris immediately looked towards the door.

Owen's gaze quickly followed, locking eyes with Roseanne.

Their eyes met, and he chuckled, "Surprised to see me?"

"Mr. Reynolds, what are you doing here?" Roseanne, regaining her composure, changed into her slippers and walked in. Before Owen could answer, Norris chimed in-

"This morning, when I was out with your mom, we ran into little Shaun in the stairwell, so I invited him over..."

And what a visit it turned out to be.

Norris found that no matter the topic, Owen had something to say.

Even gardening, he knew his stuff!

forte, and in no time at all, he had completely captivated

exclaimed, "Geez, the young folks

off the compliment, "Oh no, you're

wasn't just

his thoughts clear and structured, surely a result of his solid undergraduate foundation. This

astonish him was Norris's familiarity with the latest trends in the physics world. Moreover, he could even discuss the

was beyond an undergraduate level of

with academic papers regularly was the only way to achieve

it a

I'll relax with

about collecting information on the proton's internal structure from

on it

"I analyzed that research topic when

challenge with using neutrinostet

structure is observing the neutrinos scattered by a single

was even more

Taking notes?

must be talking about what Mr. Martin prided himself

happened Owen brought it with

sure enough, there was