When Love Comes Late by PASSION

Stella blinked, her surprise fleeting.

Ever since Matthews memory had been patchy, his moods swung unpredictably, and shed long grown accustomed to the rollercoaster.

Masking her emotions, she replied with measured calm, Its fine.

As Matthews eyes wandered, they landed on Stellas tablet, where details of tomorrows Launch were displayed.

Curiosity sparked in his expression.

Need any help with this? he offered.

Stellas answer came swiftly, firm and without a second thought.

No.

Barely had the word escaped her lips when the office door swung open once more.

Sanford entered with a takeout bag. Stella, I stopped by your favorite restaurant and picked something for you.

be starving… However, he stopped mid-sentence

the surprise with a carefree smile, seemingly unfazed by Matthews

resumed his earlier thought, saying, Have you eaten yet? You tend to forget meals when youre

time? You ended up in the hospital with a

Stella felt slightly overwhelmed and quickly

speaking, her stomach loudly contradicted her, rumbling audibly in the quiet

turned red with

pretended not to hear the growl,

placed the

Eat a Little.

uncertain how

..

this, Matthews

you waiting for Sanford? Stellas

said to Sanford, Im taking her

and shouldnt

Sanford laughed scornfully.

Its just food, Matthew.