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d to me, but none fit with what I had in mind. Frustrated, I closed the laptop and made my way to

bed. I wanted to leave, but I noticed the blanket wasn't covering her properly. Stepping into the room, I gently pulled the blanket over her,

ddenly snapped open. Startled, I jolted and fell forward, my face an inch from hers. It was like magic

ing my throat as I stood up. "

g on her lips. "I understand. Thank

s no trouble," I said, trying to regain my composur

ression softening. "

unspoken words. I took a deep breath, unsure of what to say

eting mine with a sincerity that ma

or behind me, I couldn't help but feel a connection forming between us-a fragi

♥

. As I sifted through different concepts and compositions, my mind kept drifting back to Charlotte. I decided to t

refrigerator and surveyed the contents, settling on something simple ye

here was a new sense of purpose in my actions, a desire to provide comfort and stability for someone who ha

Charlotte standing in the doorway, her eyes still a bit sleepy bu

lied, smiling back. "I

d, her eyes scanning the kit

said, flipping a pancake. "But you

g me work. "You didn't have to go to all this trouble,"

ng the pancakes. "I thought a good break

lates. We sat down and began eating, the morning light filtering throu

er a few bites, her eyes meeting min

through my chest. "You're welcome

rast to the turmoil she had escaped. I knew we still had a long way to go, but for

e I had dropped it when the thought of breakfast came to mind. She looked at the screen with a smile, almost as

top screen to me. "I think this look

xactly what I had been looking for. The design was sleek, modern, and capt

," I said, unable to hide my am

ome design work before... everything happened," she admitted soft

ad also given me the solution I had been struggling to find for weeks.

still playing on her lips.

nection. "Charlotte, if you're interested, I would love to have you h

x of surprise and hope. "R

hesitation. "You'd be an inv

rrived, she seemed genuinely excite

ew sense of purpose and potential in the air. Charlotte was not just a g