Her breath hitches and her mouth was left hanging. He narrowed his eyes as his head tilted to the side, the words his mother is saying flying over his head.
He swallowed the lump in his throat and broke eye contact when Claudia took his bag from his hand, oblivious to the tension between the two. He slowly raised his hand to his ear, never breaking eye contact as he spoke into the phone.
"I'm sorry, could you repeat that again?"
She leaned on the railing and tilted her head, a small smile on her lips. "I guess the aloof brother just arrived."
He watched her walk down the stairs, a small flutter in his stomach. His heart was becoming warm and fuzzy and he smirked as he stepped closer to meet her halfway. She came to a stop at the last stair and swallowed the lump in her throat.
"My, my
