Jewelry Store

Sophia

In the past, I had worked into the wee hours of the morning on a regular basis. Living on coffee and other caffeinated beverages was my thing. After a month of not working, my sleep became precious to me.

Luke waking me up in a panic drew forth terrible thoughts in my mind. Was there a fire? Or a burglar? My building was safe, but no place was completely safe in our day and age.

Luke’s lack of information worried me. After he refused to talk to me about the job interview, I thought for sure he would be on a plane back to Qatar. Initially, I thought his early morning wakeup call was to do just that, but I was mistaken.

My mood improved only slightly when the cold air blasted me as we left the building. We were really doing this, whatever “this” was.

In the past, Luke had surprised me by taking me to unexpected places, but this little jaunt took the cake.

From the way he woke me up, it seemed like an emergency. Questioning him got me nowhere, but asking him the right question got