Luke sat at his desk and punched keys on his terminal but soon was closing his eyes to meditate secretly. All that did was amplify what was happening in his own broken heart. He looked at the wall and opened his senses to her. Her anguish radiated in there. Indecision shot out like black spikes. She loved him and she hated him. And there was nothing he could do about either one.
The buzz of the managers' office carried on and Luke tried to bury himself in work. He muttered to Neilson for the parts ETA and asked Wedge for the watch schedule. Both men stood over his desk talking business as usual and Luke worked to focus on what they were saying.
Luke could feel it coming when Kess burst in from the side door.
Neilson glanced up. "Hey, K— Whoa. Are you okay?"
Kess stepped betw
