“All finished?” I requested River.

He nodded and completed his beer.

“I’ll put the leftovers within the fridge. How about you go get comfortable on the sofa, and I’ll be proper there.”

“Are you certain you don’t want any assist?”

“Nope. It gained’t take lengthy. We have been hungry tonight.”

He smiled, however it didn’t fairly attain his eyes.

I made a present of shooing him out of the kitchen, then rapidly cleaned up our dishes and put away the leftover meals.

After I got here into the lounge, River had his arms crossed and was staring on the window. He was in pondering mode.

“Every thing okay?” I requested, sitting subsequent to him.

“Yeah.” He turned to face me, his expression severe. “I had enjoyable right this moment.”

“I’m glad. I did too.”

“One thing feels totally different.” He pinned me with a glance. “Am I nuts for pondering one thing is totally different?”

“You’re not nuts. One thing is totally different.”

He uncrossed his arms and rubbed his thighs. He solely did that when he was nervous about one thing.

Nicely, that made two of us.

“I needed to recreate the evening we first frolicked. I believed it could be a enjoyable date.”

“Date?” he requested slowly.

“Yeah.” I attempted to disregard the fluttering in my abdomen.

As a lot as I knew this was the fitting factor to do and was excited to lastly inform him how I felt, I couldn’t shake the lingering nervousness from the buildup to this second.

I’d spent all week planning right this moment. Every thing had been excellent to date, however this was the primary time I used to be telling somebody I beloved them, and I used to be saying it first.

“We have been on a date tonight?” he requested, his stare piercing.

“Sure. And I feel it’s honest to say we’ve been on a whole lot of dates these previous 4 months.”

He froze.

“I do know I mentioned I used to be solely in search of informal again once we first met, however that wasn’t true.”

He stopped respiratory.

“I used to be attempting to guard myself as a result of I didn’t assume you needed extra.”

“What are you saying?” he requested, nonetheless frozen in place.

“I’m saying that I like you. I’ve beloved you for a very long time, and I would like us to be collectively for actual.”

Silence descended on us. My nervousness rose with every passing second, however I held his gaze and let him course of my phrases.

“You’re keen on me?” he whispered.

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