The next day, Flora spent the day daydreaming about meeting Luke that night. At least when they were on a case or vacation with Professor Layton, they could see each other all day everyday, but now they only saw each other at night.
That night, Flora stayed up waiting for Luke. He climbed through the window and she threw herself at him. He hugged and kissed her.
"Luke?" she whispered.
"Mmm?" he pulled away from her, so he could look into her eyes.
"I-I-I… I l-l-l… I l-l-l l" Oh why was it so hard to say? Tears of frustration welled up in her eyes.
"Don't cry!" Luke whispered, alarmed. He pulled her closer and kissed the tears off her lashes. Flora cried quietly while Luke held her and rocked her.
"Shh. Shh. It's ok." He murmured into her hair. She wasn't quite sure why she was weeping. Probably because she was too shy. Probably because she couldn't tell him how she felt. Probably because they had to sneak around just to be together. Probably because she missed seeing Luke all day, every day.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Luke asked gently, once Flora had stopped crying.
"I miss you. I hate sneaking around. I'm frustrated. Not at you!" she added quickly.
Luke kissed her tenderly.
"I know." He said simply. "I know."
Luke made sure she was tucked in and wasn't going to cry anymore before he left.
The next day, Professor Layton found Flora sobbing into a handkerchief.
"What's wrong my dear?" he asked.
"It's… just a puzzle I can't solve. I'm just frustrated." She said. Thankfully Professor Layton believed her and helped her solve the puzzle.
That night, Flora told Luke about it. He chuckled quietly.
"He believed you were crying because of a puzzle?"
"Maybe I was crying over a puzzle!" she said mischievously. Luke grabbed her and pulled her onto the bed. He kissed her until they were both breathless.
"I wish we could stay like this forever." Whispered Flora.
"Yeah."
Flora fell asleep curled up against Luke's chest. Luke played with the lace cuff on Flora's nightgown absentmindedly. When he woke up he didn't recognize his surroundings. Then he saw Flora curled up next to him. Oh no I fell asleep! Luke climbed out the window and sprinted back to his house, cursing himself. He flopped onto his bed with a sigh.