The room became completely silent.
Amelia stared at Ethan.
Ethan stared back.
Neither moved.
Neither looked away.
Because his words still hung heavily between them.
“Don’t smile at another man like that.”
Her heart pounded so hard she was convinced he could hear it.
The statement should have annoyed her.
Should have made her roll her eyes.
Should have made her laugh.
Instead
It made her blush.
And that was infinitely worse.
Ethan noticed immediately.
Of course he did.
Lately he seemed to notice everything.
Every smile.
Every sigh.
Every change in her mood.
Every flicker of emotion she tried to hide.
The realization was becoming increasingly dangerous.
Amelia crossed her arms.
Mostly because she didn’t know what else to do.
“You’re ridiculous.”
His expression remain
