What Shanaya said was not even close to a love confession, but it was more than Zeenia anticipated to hear from the likes of Shanaya. She cares for me, Zeenia thought. If something happened to Zeenia, it would affect Shanaya's heart. Of course, she had no intention of inflicting pain onto her, but the knowledge that it was possible...that someone cared for her in that almost romantic capacity...Zeenia wrapped her arms around Shanaya's midsection, breasts resting on her head.
Shanaya's fingers forced themselves across Zeenia's scalp, and she gave a fluttering kiss against her head. "I don't think now is a good time to get into this. I wanted to..."
"I know," Zeenia replied.
"Then prove it to me," Shanaya said.
Zeenia could do that. She could prove herself a thousand times over if that i
