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Pause.
It felt as if time suddenly stopped. There was no reaction from Nathan. The tension-filled up in Maya as she waited for his answer. Every second was making her overthink, even more, killing off her confidence levels. She opened her mouth to say it was fine when she heard him in his husky soft voice.
“Say that again?”
Maya was stunned by his question. Was it unbelievable coming from her? Did he think she would take months to accept him as her boyfriend? Did he even know why she was asking if he was free the weekend? Pushing all the questions that popped up one after another, Maya slowly repeated her words, “Are you free this weekend?”
Nathan inhaled a sharp breath of air as a soft smile slowly crept on his face. He knew Maya much more than herself. He knew what she
