We walked along the tree-lined path as leaves drifted down around us.
"Thank you," I said quietly.
Florian pushed his glasses up. "Anytime."
After a moment, he asked, "If you don't mind me asking, what happened?"
I crumbled a dry leaf in my fingers. "He fell in love with someone else. That's all that matters."
He looked at me, his Adam's apple bobbing. "What are you looking for now?"
I thought for a second and smiled. "Someone tall, someone kind, someone faithful and someone who doesn't mind staying up late with me in the lab."
He stopped walking and turned to me, completely serious. "What about me? I fit every single one."
"What?" I blinked, stunned.
"I've liked you since college," he said, his voice steady and sincere. "I picked the same supervisor, joined the same institute...
