The Love Line

Understanding

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Ohm reserved a private room at a restaurant to celebrate Olivia's graduation. While waiting for their food, Fluke asked Olivia about what she said to her classmates. 

"Liv, can you tell why you introduced us to your friends like that?" Fluke asked simply. 

"I'm so sorry, Phi. Are you mad at me?" Olivia said with pleading eyes.

Ohm looked at Fluke. He was also nervous to know if Fluke was mad at what Olivia did. 

"No, I'm not. I'm thinking you have a good reason why you said that. So tell me now."

The siblings let out a deep sigh.

"Those three were my Phi Ohm's fanatics. They told me Phi Ohm was their ultimate crush. They actually befriended me just to get more information about my Phi. I was so happy to have new friends at school because I didn't have a lot. But it didn't take long for me to know their real motive. One time I heard them talking in the ladies' room. I happened to be in one of the cubicles and heard them saying bad things behind my back and if not because of Phi Ohm, they wouldn't dare talk to me. That was the time I knew they were not real."

"Oh. That was awful." Fluke said with a pout. 

"Since then, I made it a point not to hang out with them. I often avoided them saying I needed to go home or had things to do. I didn't tell them that I knew what kind of people they were." Olivia explained. "I told them you were my brother's husband because I wanted them to know that my brother was off-limits. Sarah even told me that she thought she would have a chance at Phi Ohm now that she had graduated. Ugh!"

"As if I would want to have a brat as a partner," Ohm smirked. Olivia laughed at her brother. She told him everything she experienced, so Ohm knew who those girls were. "They are nothing compared to my love," Ohm said and held Fluke's hand. 

Fluke blushed at Ohm's statement.

"Exactly, Phi Ohm." Olivia agreed. "I'm sorry, Phi Fluke if I told them you were husbands, I just wanted them to stop fantasizing over Phi Ohm. Well. . . I really hoped you would be husbands soon." Olivia said with a wide smile.

Fluke smiled shyly and said, "We'll see." Though in his mind, he also wished it to happen. He could feel that Ohm would be a good partner and maybe another father to his children, but he didn't want to let it out yet. He wanted to wait for the right time.

As they were almost halfway to their dinner, Fluke's phone rang. 

"Oh. . . Dr. Coates?" He said as he saw who was calling.

Sky turned to him when he heard what his father said. "Did something happened to Earth, Papa?"

Fluke looked worried, "I don't know. . . I hope nothing bad happened."

"Answer it now, Love. It might be important." Ohm told him. 

Fluke clicked the answer button and said, "Hello, Dr. Coates? Is there any problem?" He asked. He hummed as a reply to the person on the other line. "I can go there tomorrow. . . Yes. . . Uhm, morning is okay. . . Okay. . . Yes. . . I'll see you tomorrow, Dr. Coates. . . Yes. . . Bye."

"What happened, Papa?" Sky asked and Sun put her hand on Fluke's arm. Sky signed to her who was their father talking to.

"Dr. Coates just updated me about Earth's condition. She said he was getting better and wanted us to talk about the next step." Fluke explained to Sky. Then he remembered Ohm and Olivia. "Oh. . . I'm sorry. I haven't told you about Earth yet."