Time had slipped by unnoticed for several hours.

Camila woke up, sensing someone in the living room. As she entered, she saw Connor deeply immersed in his work. He sat on the couch. The light from his laptop screen reflected in his deep eyes, casting an aura of focused charm.

"When did you get back?" Camila asked softly.

"Not long ago." Connor looked up. His eyes met Camila's, and a smile graced his lips. "I picked up some food on my way back, it's in the fridge now."

"Thanks," Camila responded gently.

"Yeah. I didn't want to wake you, so I just let myself in with the code," Connor explained. "Just finished some work."

"Why don't you work from home office instead of the couch? It's much more comfortable." Camila furrowed her brows slightly, and her tone was laced with concern.

his eyes. He walked over to Camila, leaning in to whisper, "I just wanted to be near

the air was charged

her slightly nervous, so she changed the subject. "What did you buy?" She asked quietly, turning her head slightly

on her diversion. He led her to the fridge. "Open it

as told, and the fridge was filled with a variety of desserts. Her

reaction, his eyes filled with tenderness and affection. "I know you love sweets, so I went and packed some to bring back, hoping you'd like them." "You must be hungry. You haven't eaten anything this morning, right?" He pointed to a takeout bag next to the fridge. "There's seafood pasta and risotto. Let's eat together." Camila nodded. She quickly heated the seafood pasta

everything was ready, they sat opposite each other. Camila took in the feast before

you manage to prepare

lose a lot of points last night?" Connor laughed

he had done the previous night, but he

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