"I know. It was horrible. Thank god you were there to save me." I kissed him lightly on the cheek.

He kissed me back and rested his forehead against mine.

I smiled. "Come on, let's go eat lunch."

We sat side by side in silence for several moments. Then he spoke up again.

"How does it feel to be free now?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Being a celebrity," he clarified.

"Ahh. Yes." I answered hesitantly. "It's nice. Better than I expected. The money's good, too. And I'm doing things that I enjoy doing."

"What do you do these days?"

"Not much. I'm working part-time at the office. Nothing special."...