TheconversationendedwithEvelynsmotherscrypticremark.Soonafter,herparentsgotwordtheyneededtoflytoanothercountry.
TheyrefusedEvelynsoffertotakethem totheairport,tellinghertofocusonherwork.
Shewatchedthemleave,apangofsadnessinherchest.
Itwasalwayslikethis.Herparentswerealwaysbusy,constantlytraveling.Every reunionwasbrief,followedbyanotherdeparture.
Whenshereturnedtothelab,hermoodstillhadntlifted.Asshesatdown,acandyappearedinfrontofher.
ShelookeduptoseeSteve.

Shetookthecandy,unwrappedit,andpoppeditintohermouth.Thesweetstrawberryflavorchasedawayhergloom.
Reunionsweretemporary,andsoweregoodbyes.
Everydeparturewasforthesakeofthenextreunion.
Herparentsloved her,andnomatterhowbusytheywere,theyalwaysmadetimeforherwhetheritwasanhour,aday,oraweek.
SheglancedatSteve,hereyessparklinglikeagalaxy.
Thanksforthecandy,shesaid.

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Hervoicesnappedhimoutofhisdaze.Heblushedandlookedaway.
Itsnothing.Aslongasyoulikeit.
Thoughhedturnedhishead,Evelynnoticedhisredears.Shedidntask,justblushedslightlyherself.
Itsjustacandy.Whyshesoflustered? Theexperimentprogressedsmoothly,and whenthepaperwaspublished,itcausedastironline.
Thatevening,ProfessorChambers,beamingwithpride,announcedhed bookedaprivateroomatarestaurantto celebrate.
Noonerefused.

Attherestaurant,asthedisheswereserved,ProfessorChambersraisedhisglass.
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Theteasinggrewlouder.
Ialwaysthoughtsomethingwasupwithyoutwo!Alwayscomingandgoingtogether,whisperingduringexperiments.Spillithowfarhaveyougotten? Yeah,Iveseenittoo!SteveevendrapedhiscoatoverEvelynwhenshefellasleepatherdesk.Socareful,likeshes sometreasure! Stevesfaceturnedbrightred.Hewavedthemoff ,scowling.
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