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!

the conversation turned to physics, Owen's forte, and in no time

the young folks

quickly waved off the compliment, "Oh no, you're

just

clear and structured, surely a result of his solid undergraduate foundation. This didn't surprise Owen

the physics world. Moreover,

was beyond an undergraduate

was the

a

lessons, I'll relax with one

earlier, about collecting information on the proton's internal structure

papers on it yet,

analyzed that research topic when I was taking

challenge with using neutrinostet

observing the neutrinos scattered by a

even more

Taking notes?

Mr. Martin prided himself on-the planner full

Owen

was Norris's section of