Claire felt her heart pounding against her chest. She suddenly felt hot, even with the cool breeze blowing against her skin. She opened her mouth to answer, but none came. Neither yes or no.
“That's ridiculous!” She managed to say.
“Is it?”
“Why would you even ask me that? You're…”
He cut her short. “I'm your husband's uncle and way older than you….I get that.” “But what if I wasn't?”
“I—”
“What if I wasn't Claire?”
“I don't know! Can you stop? Please…”
“I'm just asking a question Claire. You can say yes or no.”
“We're friends.”
He smiled and stroked her cheek. “Yes, we are. So you should be happy for me.”
“Of course I am.”
“I'm happy for you too.”
“Huh?”
“With Logan. It might take a while but I can see he's slowly warming up to you.”
Claire wanted to tell him at that moment
