JULIAN'S POV I stood there after talking, I was waiting for her to say something, but she only stared at me with a shocked expression on her face. My heart filled with fear as I wondered if I had scared her away with my declaration. She was quiet and frozen in position for a long time I even wondered if she was still alive. “Iris, please say something. You're killing me here.” I said finally, and that seemed to awaken her from her daze. “I am sorry, I just didn't expect that.” “You don't have to say it back. I just wanted you to know.” She nodded and then got up from her position on the bed and walked over to where I was standing. I didn't know what to do, so I just stood and watched as she approached me with an unreadable expression on her face. Then she did the one thing that

