After dinner was done, they cleared the table and Juliet helped him to pack the leftovers away in the fridge.
They locked their gaze for a long moment after she put the last of the ziplock bag in the fridge. She looked away and closed up the door of the fridge. He moved closer to her, closing up all the space between them.
She exhaled.
He raised her chin with two fingers. She tried to look away, but he wouldn't allow her. His hand was so firm on her chin.
“What?” she asked in a whisper when he wouldn't allow her to look away.
"I want you, Juliet." He put his hands around her. “I want your heart.”
Her eyes glanced up at him and she went rigid for a while in his hand. She gulped the air.
"I am falling in love with you every day.” A ragged breath escaped his lips. “I have never lo
