Gloria’s eyes remained fixed on the passing scenery beyond the car window. They were leaving the city and the only thing she observed was an extended black sky with blinking stars. Gloria's gaze shifted from the passing scenery to Noah. She felt more comfortable with him, it was more like half of her burden lightened. It was good that he came to pick her up otherwise the driver would have made her journey quite boring. Noah was looking at her without even a blink. "Why can't you focus on driving?" she questioned him. The rhythm of the tires against the road provided a steady beat to their conversation. Noah's eyes sparkled with mischief as he turned to her. "How can you expect me to focus on driving when you're already driving me crazy?" His words were lighthearted but they held a subt

