Lachlan's phone rang out and the voice of Imagine Dragons filled the kitchen. Lachlan could feel Halle jump in shock. He tried to hold on to her hands but he had to pick up the phone.
“Sorry, I have to take this.” He lingered on to Halle’s hands before letting them go.
As he spoke into his phone, he watched Halle bite her lower lips while waiting for him. With the moment ruined, Lachlan recalled that he had to go to work. His gaze at Halle must have made her uncomfortable because she turned her back to him.
After the call, he addressed her. “So, I realized I do not know anything about you. It’s like you are homely but still, you are quite mysterious.”
“Mysterious? I wouldn’t say so. You are the mysterious one. Remember the first day we met, you didn’t say much,” Halle stated, putting t
