"What's wrong?" Norah asked, caught off guard.
"Nothing," Gonzalez replied evenly.
He paused for a moment before asking, "How much longer are you going to be working?"
"About an hour or so," Norah said, flipping through the thick stack of documents left in front of her.
"Is the bidding conference in the morning or afternoon?" Gonzalez asked.
"Afternoon."
"Then go to sleep now. Do it tomorrow morning."
Norah replied lazily, "I have other things to do tomorrow morning. Plus, I want to finish it tonight so I can sleep in."
Gonzalez's tone grew heavier. "Listen to me."
Norah took a beat before replying, "Alright, fine. I actually am a little tired, so I'll finish it tomorrow morning."
"Good. Go to sleep," Gonzalez said.
Norah's voice was soft, carrying a hint of a smile. "Good night."
"Good night."
After Norah hung up, Gonzalez set his phone down. He reached for a cigarette and lit it, the hollow ache in his chest finally easing just a fraction.
If someone had told him in the past that his emotions would be dictated by a girl—that he would be plagued by this constant anxiety of losing her—he would have laughed in their face.
But now that it was happening to him, he finally understood the uncontrollable nature of falling for someone.

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The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
Thank you for the updates....
I love it, I love it! Thank you for the updates....
Dear author Lucy, may we please have updates. Thank you....
There's a song currently playing via YouTube and TikToc by LowDii "Touch Me Softly" that makes me think of Norah and Xavier (Gonzalez). Please, I'm looking forward to updates. Thank you for your writing....
May we please have updates. Thank you....
As the plot thicken. Adrian is done for and he can't try to control Norah, so he'd probably tattle to Janice who's gone for two weeks. Thank you soooo much for the updates....
These updates were too funny. Thank you so much for the updates....
I forgot to add Amy to the group of pregnant women,since she was the first. Emily and Sylvia better be careful since pregnancy is in the air....
Wow! This is great, both Estelle and Magdalen are pregnant at the same time and I hope that Xavier is Norah neighbor. Thank you for the updates....
Author Lucy you're a blessing. Thank you so my for the updates. I hope that Norah's neighbor is Xavier she gets her memory back....