Third Person POV
“You deserve someone who sees you like I do.”
The words hung in the air between Lance and Ellie for several silent moments before Ellie laughed, breaking the tension.
“Are you hitting on me?” she asked with a bright smile. “You’re absolutely ridiculous.”
“So what if I was hitting on you a little bit?” Lance shrugged. “You’re basically single, right? That’s what you just told me.” His voice was filled with amusement.
“Telling you that I’m getting divorced in a few months is not the same thing as saying I’m single,” Ellie argued.
“That’s just semantics,” Lance replied. “It’s absolutely the same thing.”
Ellie laughed again, shaking her head with a fond smile on her face.
There was a pleasant, warm sensation in Lance’s chest. He was refreshed by Ellie’s honesty, and th
