75: A strange face

"Oh no," Robert chuckled, then his eyes squinted, the realization dawned on him. "Oh jeez," he muttered as he pressed the button which refused to act according to his command. Aria watched as he struggled to come to terms with the fact that they were stuck because the power had gone off.

"I'm sorry, we'll have to be here a minute longer." Robert apologized while shoving his hands into his pocket to retrieve his phone.

Aria nodded. "We're in this together."

"I know you love being near me even though you won't admit it, Princess." Robert didn't miss an opportunity to tease her even though they were in a critical condition.

"Enough of this please." She chided him while her cheeks flushed.

He spoke a few words into the phone and when he ended the call, he looked at her. "Just few minutes and we'll be out of here."

"Isn't it weird that this happened on the first day you resumed work again." She said.

Robert shook his head before whispering. "Maybe the elevator has missed and they decided t