“Elisa?” A familiar voice cuts into my single-minded quest for vegetables.
I turn, towers of oranges and tomatoes flashing past my eyes until I see… a tall man with glasses and slightly graying brown hair. He looks ordinary except for the mischief twinkling in his brown eyes. Eyes that haunt my dreams.
Luke.
I freeze. It’s been so long since I saw him. Almost a year. It feels like an eternity.
It feels like not nearly long enough.
I plaster a smile on my lips and reach out a hand. “Hello, Luke. Long time.”
He hurries to me, clasping my hand in both of his as he chatters with excitement. “I thought it was you! How are you doing? You look great. Elisa, wow. I… how…”
I shake my head and my wooden smile widens to something almost real. His hands are warm. They feel good on my skin. “How
