"What were you thinking about, huh?" Damien Taylor unbuckled his seatbelt and turned to Amelia Johnson, his expression unusually serious.
Amelia instantly regretted letting that slip. Why did she blurt out how much she missed him? Thankfully, she didn’t say too much, or that would’ve been totally embarrassing.
"Uh, I... I was just..." Her eyes darted around in panic.
Damien chuckled softly, ruffling her hair with a fond smile. "It’s fine. You can say whatever’s on your mind when you're with me—just be yourself."
Even with his comforting words, Amelia still couldn’t make herself say the full truth. She hesitated and settled on repeating half of what she said earlier.
"I... I was just thinking about you."
As soon as the words left her lips, her cheeks went bright red. Tha
