Séan closed up his office and walked his way over to Mika’s with a spring to his step. Things had been going remarkably well with their friendship. He hadn’t made a fool of himself at their last dinner, had asked for her medical help twice and wasn’t hassled for doing so, and Thyr had been insistent that she was into Séan. Despite his dismissing the idea because he could tell Thyr was poking fun at him, the idea had settled into the back of his mind. Had something changed since his bumbled compliment? He shook his head as he came to her door, knocked, then opened it and stepped in after making sure she was free. “Hey. Are you free tonight? I would like to take you to dinner again.”

Counselor Iven