The moment Faye hit send, she regretted it. She realized she had no grounds to call out Logan.

Their relationship wasn't at that level.

She wasn't sure if Logan had seen the message, but figured it was better to act as if it never happened rather than let it linger in their chat.

Without a second thought, she withdrew the message.

When Logan emerged from the shower, all he saw was "This message was retracted." He had no clue what Faye had sent, but it left him feeling uneasy.

"?"

Faye was lost in thought when a simple question mark pinged on her screen, inflating her irritation.

"Sent the wrong thing."

Logan didn't reply.

He lay in bed, a turmoil of thoughts preventing sleep. Their connection, it seemed, was veering off the path he'd envisioned. But why?

Gazing out at the moon, its light failed to clarify his muddled feelings.

The next morning.

Logan, sporting dark circles under his eyes from a restless night, headed to the hospital.

paths crossed as usual, but Logan pretended not to notice Faye's

was time to let go. His presence

the cause yet maintaining

elevator, Dr. Pendleton, on an early shift as usual,

you pull an all-nighter? Those are some serious bags under your

glanced over, noticing the

caught up reviewing some patient files,"

on, but Logan

was piqued by Logan's hasty departure and the unusual silence between him and Faye. "Something's up," Dr. Pendleton mused, catching Faye's eye with a

for the uncomfortable probing she

we known each other?" Dr.

huh?" Faye tried to deflect, but eventually admitted,

in that time, would you say

wary of where this was leading, declared she wouldn't be party to

her concern. "I'm just curious. Did you and Logan have a

momentarily drowned out by a vendor hawking "Hot, fresh bagels!"

trying to piece

night? Are

dumbfounded by

story? He's always been good to

would you

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