“You have to ask?” Victoria’s brows rose as she met his gaze. She had always loved the color of his eyes, and the ‘old soul’ that so often shone through them.
	 She looked back ahead as the hall opened into bubble-shaped dome. The gloomy sunlight reflected off the glass of a large window on one side, while two chairs sat comfortably in the other, creating a reading nook. An older girl sat in one of the chairs, her legs stretched out to the other. A textbook sat on her lap, and she chewed on the end of a pen.
	Victoria quickly looked out the window before she could get a good look at the girl. She gave a quiet, irritable sigh at the situation, a couple stray drops of rain splattering against the window.
	The girl looked up at them for a moment, offering Alex and Victoria a quick smile in greeting, then returned to her studies as they passed through the bubble into the other side of the hall.
	“So, what’s your school schedule like?” Victoria asked, looking back to him. “Don’t suppose you’re taking any entry level classes this semester, are you?”