Chapter Twenty-Two
For one completely insane moment Sofia felt certain he was about to propose. She froze, her smile stuck to her face as her mind raced with that thought. No. That was ridiculous. Impossible. The core of her body trembled at the idea even as she used her inner voice to talk herself down.
After a few drawn out seconds she managed to say, "Okay...what about?"
He leaned toward her, then pulled back, then shoved his hands into his pockets like he didn't know what to do. Even in his stylish tuxedo with his new ultra manly beard, he looked so nervous. Uncertain. It was devastatingly attractive.
"I think..." he hesitated, rethought what he was about to say, then started again, "You and I...us..." He watched for her reaction to the use of that word. She didn't object so he car
