“That’s dramatic.”
“You barely smiled.”
“You talked too much.”
“I was nervous.”
“You hid it well.”
I smiled softly.
Then looked back at him.
“But I noticed something too.”
Adrian stayed quiet.
“You were exhausted.”
“And even if you tried to mask it I could see it”
His expression shifted slightly.
“Your schedule was insane when I first started working for you. You barely had rest or anything” My chest softened painfully. “And nobody around you seemed to care if you were okay.”
Silence.
“I hated that.”
Adrian stared at me quietly now.
“You looked lonely,” I whispered.
That one hit him.
I could see it immediately.
I never thought of this probably but it was the truth
His eyes softened in a way that made my chest ache.
“And I think…” I paused briefly. “I think I wanted you
