"Back here again..." Mia said with a sigh as she entered the towering building and started walking back to her office after a short but needed break. The fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting a harsh glow on her tired face as she adjusted her blazer. It was tiring work - constant phone calls, endless paperwork, just enough time to smoke a cigarette before returning to the grind, rinse and repeat for an entire week.

However, there was something that made working there a little easier. Every day during lunch break, a young woman, no older than 25, would appear to greet and give lunch to her mother who worked in the same building. The girl's perfume lingered in the air long after she left, a sweet floral scent that Mia found herself inhaling deeply whenever she caught it. Her brief appearances brought a warmth to Mia's day that the sterile office environment couldn't provide.

As the days passed, Mia started watching for the girl every day, her heart racing at the sight of that bright smile and the way she laughed at something her mother said. The happiness she expressed was intoxicating, and Mia found herself regretfully attracted to her. How could she feel this way about someone nearly half her age? Besides, she'd heard the girl mention a boyfriend several times, which made her feel both guilty and strangely relieved - the impossibility of the situation should have kept her feelings in check.