The restaurant was nearly empty at this late hour, but as Serena and Noah stepped inside, they immediately ran into two familiar faces.

At the far end of the counter, Owen Lancaster sat with his back to the door, using his long fingers to carefully cut a Mexican burrito for the woman sitting across from him.

Emma Hayes, with a soft smile on her face, was nibbling on the burrito, her eyes gleaming with warmth and happiness.

When Emma noticed their ...