The smell of rain and lilacs greeted Rakesh once more as he opened his eyes. The scenes of last night played through his mind like his new favorite movie. That and the sounds of Josie humming down the hall brought a smile to his face as he sat up in bed. He happened to glance over at the bedside table, seeing his phone with a small note sitting on top of it.

“Kept going off while you were sleeping.” He muttered to himself. “Missed some calls and messages from ...