The STAR Labs assignment was one that Connor had dreaded at first. Everyone at RGM treated it like a joke. No one wanted it. Spin a positive image for the most notorious scientific company in the country? Was that even possible? Plus there was all that ribbing Connor got over the dam CEO. Every time that bastard held a press conference big enough to make national news, he just shut himself in his office until he could no longer hear Tom and Hector snickering.

But then he got to Central City. Then he met Tess. He met her team. And once everyone got passed the strangeness of it all, they started working quite well together. He found himself actually looking forward to his trips to the lab. Something he hadn't thought possible. But it was totally professional. Completely.

It was his first time returning. They'd found a direction for the campaign. Something that might actually work. He'd taken it all back to his team in Chicago. They'd mocked it all up. With all of the proofs in a book tucked under his arm, he strode confidently into the massive building. He tracked her down to where ever she was working, not having called ahead. Why not surprise the woman who was quite possibly his most favorite client?

Without a word he just leaned into her office. A precarious angle, supported by only one hand gripping the door jamb. The smile plastered on his face either meant he had great news or he was up to no good. Really with Connor, it could be either. Or both.