What? Is this a declaration of love from Gabriel to Zanara? Or is it just a request for permission for Zanara to open the door to her heart and let Gabriel in? So what should Zanara do in reaction to what the man said?
"W-what do you mean, Gabe?" asked Zanara. She didn't understand what the man meant. She had not allowed herself to be sensitive to feelings shown to her subtly or overtly as Gabriel had done.
The man's hand was still clasping Zanara's fingers. Perhaps he would never let go until he got a definitive answer from his friend, who had once been the person he loved most. Maybe even still.
"You know what I mean, Zee. A place in your heart, that's what I want."
It was a feeling that often arose every time Zanara heard an expression of love or a different attitude from a man. A f
