Ezra came out of the room to go find Axel again after Nina had slept. He found himself thinking over and over again what she had said. His mind wouldn't just stop replaying those words. He didn't know what to do or how to react, but his heart sure did. The organ was beating faster than usual, and it was not calming down at all. He couldn't understand the warm fuzzy feeling that spread through him at her simple utterance. They were just words, but they felt too wholesome.

Axel was waiting for him in his office, as they were not done discussing about Jake before being interrupted with news...