"Don't forget to bring your ID."
A moment later, the front door clicked softly shut. Her footsteps faded down the stairwell.
I threw off the covers and got out of bed, grabbed my car keys, and followed her out.
I watched Sonia duck into Lucas's secondhand car. I watched Lucas wrap his arm around the back of her neck and pull her into a hard kiss.
Sonia swatted at him a few times, coy and half-hearted. Then her arms looped around his neck, and they were locked together, mouths pressed tight.
Lost in each other. So completely absorbed that neither of them noticed my car parked right behind them.
Ten minutes later, the car pulled away and sped toward the new development district.
I followed them into a freshly built residential complex. A sales agent greeted them at the door like old friends.
"Mr. Harding, Ms. Henson, did you bring your IDs and bank cards? We can get the contract signed right away."
Lucas slid the documents across the table with a smug grin.
"All here. Let's get it done."
That was when I saw it. The bank card sitting on the table was the savings card I'd set up for Sonia.
The sales agent's bright, cheerful voice rang in my ears.