This time it was my turn to open and close my mouth. I looked down to my hands that were fidgeting in my lap. Josh's hands moved and covered mine. I looked back up into his eyes.
"Please Evie. You can trust me." Josh said earnestly.
"I haven't even known you for a week." I responded. Josh sighed at my answer. He looked almost sad, desperate.
Josh closed his eyes and took a deep breath in through his nose and out through his mouth. He then looked me straight in my eye. "Evie, please. I need to know."
Silence fell into the room as both Josh and I waited for my response.
"Josh, I just don't know-"
"Then lets go out." Josh interrupted me. I stared at him.
"Like a date?" I asked astonished.
"No," Josh responded quickly, "not a date. Definitely not a date. More like a get to know you." J
