"Are you coming to watch the particle accelerator?" I asked my fiancé, Christopher. It was the morning of the day S.T.A.R Labs would launch the particle accelerator. S.T.A.R Labs had recently announced that it was going to launch a device called a particle accelerator in Central City. It was supposed to change the world of science dramatically.
"You know I don't really care about science-y stuff, Lissa." Christopher protested.
"Aren't you even a little curious?" I pressed, grinning.
"Okay." He yielded, raising his hands up and mirroring my grin.
"You're coming with me?" I asked excitedly.
"Remember I have to work tonight, though." He reminded me. "I'll watch from the windows at work."
"Thank you." I smiled at him. Though watching from work wasn't as good as if he came with me, I was glad he was watching at all and I wouldn't ever come between him and his work. He was a security guard at the mall which meant lots of night shifts. As for me, I taught kindergarten.
"I'll see you tomorrow morning, Lissa." Christopher announced. It was now around dinner time. I had finished work hours ago and he was now leaving for his shift. He kissed me, holding me against him. I couldn't fight the grin on my face. Our relationship was difficult because of our conflicting job shifts, but we loved each other and that was worth more than anything to me. We made it work.
Christopher gave me one last wave before heading out the door. I picked up our dishes from dinner and began to clean, my excitement building as it got closer to the launch. This is going to change everything, I thought with glee. Change is good.